laboroflove11
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas
A friend of mine has been living with a friend of hers and splitting the monthly rental and expenses, which was a verbal agreement between the two parties.
The lease was in the friend of my friend's name at the complex where they lived. Two days ago my friend was informed that she would have to move out because the friend had family that needed to move in, and there was not space for them all. My friend has paid her rent and obligations and is good until the end of May from my understanding of their agreement, and there is no cause for the demand for her to move. Yesterday there was a text message from the "Landlord" (friend with lease) telling the tenant to move the personal belongings out as soon as possible, hopefully before the end of the weekend. I went to the apartment with my friend after work yesterday to find that the lock on the apartment had been changed. There was an open window on the lower level and my friend entered the apartment to retrieve some things, as all she had was the clothing she was wearing. As she was moving her things to the car, the Landlord's parents arrived and heatedly demanded to know how she obtained access, and they immediately started calling the police. The male parent was belligerent and was threating to harm her if she did not tell how she obtained access, and he was making aggressive gestures and shouting furiously. We took what we could, calmly, and quietly left the premises not wanting to engage them, it is not their property, she has not been in violation of any agreements with her "Landlord" in fact it could be said that she has been an excellent roommate and fiscally participated more than required to maintain the apartment.
The questions I have are: 1. How does my friend get refunded the amount of the rent which she will not be using? 2. How can she obtain safe access to the rest of her personal belongings without threat? Does a situation like this require legal intervention?
A friend of mine has been living with a friend of hers and splitting the monthly rental and expenses, which was a verbal agreement between the two parties.
The lease was in the friend of my friend's name at the complex where they lived. Two days ago my friend was informed that she would have to move out because the friend had family that needed to move in, and there was not space for them all. My friend has paid her rent and obligations and is good until the end of May from my understanding of their agreement, and there is no cause for the demand for her to move. Yesterday there was a text message from the "Landlord" (friend with lease) telling the tenant to move the personal belongings out as soon as possible, hopefully before the end of the weekend. I went to the apartment with my friend after work yesterday to find that the lock on the apartment had been changed. There was an open window on the lower level and my friend entered the apartment to retrieve some things, as all she had was the clothing she was wearing. As she was moving her things to the car, the Landlord's parents arrived and heatedly demanded to know how she obtained access, and they immediately started calling the police. The male parent was belligerent and was threating to harm her if she did not tell how she obtained access, and he was making aggressive gestures and shouting furiously. We took what we could, calmly, and quietly left the premises not wanting to engage them, it is not their property, she has not been in violation of any agreements with her "Landlord" in fact it could be said that she has been an excellent roommate and fiscally participated more than required to maintain the apartment.
The questions I have are: 1. How does my friend get refunded the amount of the rent which she will not be using? 2. How can she obtain safe access to the rest of her personal belongings without threat? Does a situation like this require legal intervention?
