Changing Roommates

In some situations where there is more than one person on an Apartment Lease, one roommate may desire to leave the lease while the other roommate(s) opt to stay. In these situations, the following process applies. Remember, all leaseholders remain obligated to the lease even if one roommate is not living at the apartment anymore, unless the following criteria are met and an adjusted lease or other appropriate addenda have been signed:

The Process

1. First, you must check with your other roommate(s) to determine if they would prefer to take over the Apartment Lease without you, or if they desire another roommate to replace you on the lease. You must get their permission to make any change. If they do not agree to allow you to leave the Lease one way or the other, you remain responsible until the Lease terminates.
   
2. If your roommate(s) desire a replacement for you, you and your roommate(s) must advertise and find, at your own time and expense, someone to take your place on the lease.
   
3. The individual you identify must apply for the apartment through us in the usual fashion (the manager can furnish you with a link to the proper online application), pay the application fees to us ($35/applicant and $18/cosigner), and be approved by our application process.
   
4. Once the replacement roommate has been identified and approved by us, you must pay us a clerical fee, currently $50 (subject to change without notice), and we will prepare either a new lease to replace the one with you listed on it or appropriate addenda to the current lease. This fee will be in addition to any damage charges we may assess when you move out, and may not be paid from your security deposit funds, and is separate from the application fee(s) your replacement will be required to pay.
   
5. There will be a minimum two (2) week waiting time inbetween the time that the replacement roommate is approved and when they are authorized to move into the apartment, to give us time to complete the required clerical work.  We recommend you start the process as early as possible.
   
6. By agreeing to remove you from the lease, your roommate(s) are agreeing to assume fullresponsibility for any damage to the apartment existing at move-out, so if you have caused any damage to the apartment yourself, you should also make arrangements to have that damage repaired at your cost prior to your moving out.
   
7. The security deposit held by the manager will not be refunded to you. You must make arrangements to have the replacement roommate reimburse you for the security deposit you paid, if any. Once they sign the new lease, they will assume the security deposit currently held by us.
   
8. Your account must have a $0 balance before a new Lease can be signed. We will not issue any refunds or prorations to you once you have been removed from the lease, so it is up to you and your rooommate(s) to determine who owes what prior to leaving.
   

Notes

Your current lease will not be terminated until we have a fully signed lease from the replacement roommate and current roommate(s) and your account is paid in full, which includes the aforementioned clerical fee.

Additional requirements may also need to be met, which will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us for more information.

You cannot use this proceedure to change all roommates on a lease.  At least one of the original roommates must remain on the lease.  If all roommates are leaving, see Renewing or Terminating Your Lease.

Please note that we do not allow subletting under any circumstances. For more information, see Subletting Your Apartment.