Need to evict roommate and get money back.

[abcd456]

A man would

I do not feel like I need to prove myself to anyone, because anybody could do that, however I don't want to create more problems by fighting this guy, or breaking any more laws...

I just want to evict him and have the lease be legal again and not break anymore rules, he is an unemployed felon and I'm graduating in a year, I don't need to be dragged down to that level.

Again I understand that I made a mistake by letting him move in with us, but now I want to rectify it with out doing anything else that is illegal. Again I do respect your feedback, however please try and focus on the roommate issue, and not get off topic thank you.

 

[applecruncher]

This has gone beyond ridiculous. Look, you HAVE been given legal advice about the problem roommate. Instead of taking it you whimper about "what if". So don't come in here with that "everyone needs to just focus and give me legal advice" baloney. I notice you also completely ignore the questions about calling the police. You made your bed (snuck a criminal into the house and supported him) and you've chosen to wallow in it for a long time. Perhaps you love the drama or having a criminal for a roommate and playing the victim when you willingly purchase items for him with your credit card. You're the one who provided all the information and now you complain about people's comments. No one told you to "fight the guy" and no one told you to "break the law". So stop twisting things around just because you're too scared to pick up the phone and call the cops. Instead you'd rather cower and fret and ponder the "what ifs". You are NOT the landlord, this is not a sublease, so YOU can't evict anyone.

Newsflash: You ARE bad tenants.

But if we all get evicted our credit report would be affected... and we would be tagged as bad tenants...

Then stop whining and just put up with it. Good luck.

 

[John_DFW]

This is not a sublease.

They way I see it, an unauthorized sublease is still a sublease.

Tenant cannot just have the person removed without an eviction.

 

[abcd456]

Regarding the roommate:
I am still considering between putting him on the contract and then telling my landlord to evict him or going to the police and landlord to formally evict him and tell him about the illegal sublease.

Also I am wondering for future referance, if you have a roommate who also is legally on a lease agreement, and one chooses to not pay rent, but also refuses to move out what type of remedy can you seek?

Thankyou I appreciate the feedback.

 

[Who's Liable?]

Regarding the roommate:
I am still considering between putting him on the contract and then telling my landlord to evict him or going to the police and landlord to formally evict him and tell him about the illegal sublease. .

You can't just add him. Doing so is a material change of the lease, and thus requires the agreement of ALL SIGNED persons on the existing lease! Meaning your LL would have to agree to add him to the lease. You can't just add a persons name onto a lease, it doesn't work that way.

Also I am wondering for future referance, if you have a roommate who also is legally on a lease agreement, and one chooses to not pay rent, but also refuses to move out what type of remedy can you seek?
Thankyou I appreciate the feedback.

you can sue that person for the amount owed, and if it results in an eviction, you can sue for ALL associated costs of said eviction.