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Renting a Place With Others

When two or more people simultaneously sign the same rental agreement or lease, they are co-tenants and share the same legal rights and responsibilities. But there's a special twist. One co-tenant's negative behavior -- not paying the rent, for example -- can affect everyone's tenancy. And if a friend moves in without permission, it can spell trouble with the landlord. Here's a summary of the legal rules affecting roommates.

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Must I leave my security deposit with my college apartment-mates?

I share an apartment with three other students. I'm graduating, but the others are staying on a year. My problem is with the security deposit. We each paid $400 (a month's rent). The new roommate won't buy me out -- he's afraid of being charged for old damage. The landlord won't do an inspection with only me moving. Am I stuck playing wait and see?

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Can my roommate evict me?

I feel that I am being wrongly evicted from our apartment by another roommate who claims to be the only one on the lease. I'm pretty sure I signed it, too, but I can't remember. We moved in together and we've lived here for the last year and a half.

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