Rental issue

[jman]

So I live with 3 other guys in a rental house - 4 young guys.

We've stayed in this place for a year already (gauteng), and signed a new contract about a month or two ago for another year.

One of the guys has a couple ties in Durban. He works (contracts) at a company up here. Recently, he requested if he could work from their Durban branch - they don't mind. Now he has come and said that he may not need to rent at our home anymore, because he wants to stay in Durban with said ties, which would obviously push this cost on to the other 3 of us.

I know that contractually, he is bound by this agreement. He is a close friend of mine, but I don't think this is cool at all to drop us like this after making a commitment. None of us have really spoken about it as yet.

What would you guys do?

 

[Sepeng]

Ask him to find someone to replace him, or try find a replacement yourselves?

 

[jman]

Ask him to find someone to replace him, or try find a replacement yourselves?

Oh yeah, forgot to mention - doesn't seem like much of an option at this point

 

[netcruiser]

Doesn't sound like he is trying to be malicious. Things change.

 

[WAslayer]

your options is going to depend entirely on what is stated in the rental agreement.. of the lease is in the name of all 4 of you, he should be obligated to find a replacement before he leaves or pay his share until such time that a replacement is found.. again, this entirely depends on the contract and how granular it gets in terms of rent payment by each party.. if the lease is in a single persons name, and an agreement exists between the occupants, then its tough luck for you 3 remaining folks..

 

[crackersa]

So I live with 3 other guys in a rental house - 4 young guys.

We've stayed in this place for a year already (gauteng), and signed a new contract about a month or two ago for another year.

One of the guys has a couple ties in Durban. He works (contracts) at a company up here. Recently, he requested if he could work from their Durban branch - they don't mind. Now he has come and said that he may not need to rent at our home anymore, because he wants to stay in Durban with said ties, which would obviously push this cost on to the other 3 of us.

I know that contractually, he is bound by this agreement. He is a close friend of mine, but I don't think this is cool at all to drop us like this after making a commitment. None of us have really spoken about it as yet.

What would you guys do?

let him go, find a replacement yourselves...if he finds one, you may not like him.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Pretty much what cracker said...

Esp if he is a good friend, though if he wants to drop you at this short notice you may want to re-evaluate just how close a friend he is.

 

[jman]

The contract is in all 4 of our names. He doesn't want to make it difficult for us in any way, and it does seem like he feels bad about it. I do get it from his perspective. I suppose we need to look for a replacement as soon as we can, and hope that he pays until that time. Don't want things to get ugly..

 

[Sepeng]

Also consider coming up with a gentleman's agreement or something more tangible between the remaining three to cater for something like this in the future. Life does happen for sure, so maybe there should be some sort of notice period applicable. What if one of the other guys also needs to move out?

 

[jman]

Also consider coming up with a gentleman's agreement or something more tangible between the remaining three to cater for something like this in the future. Life does happen for sure, so maybe there should be some sort of notice period applicable. What if one of the other guys also needs to move out?

I think after this year, everyone is going their separate ways. Well, I at least know we won't be in that particular house