I am a young female, live in PA, and am a co-tenant with my fiance on a 2-year lease. There are 4 months left on the lease. I have been with my fiance for 5 years, living together for 4 of them. He pays the rent while I pay for the utilities and all other household expenses.
I need to leave ASAP, as I am breaking the engagement. He has cheated on me with dozens of men and women, given me an STD, and manipulated me for years. I never knew about his double life until very recently, and now I'm very scared for my safety. This man has a serious temper, and I have no idea what he might do if I try to break up with him. He also has several loaded guns in the apartment, and is ex-military.
I want to move out without warning him, while he's away at work. I know that as a co-tenant, I should notify the landlord that I intend to move out. However, the landlord will most definitely go to him to discuss, and I do NOT want him warned that I've learned the truth and intend to leave him - which is why I'd like to leave quietly and without a potentially dangerous confrontation.
Here is what can happen:
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I move out, the landlord never finds out that one of the 2 people in the apartment has left. My now-ex-fiance continues to pay rent until the lease is up, and then also leaves quietly. This is the ideal scenario!
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I move out, landlord finds out and comes after me for breaking the lease contract. I read the lease and it sounds like they can charge a fee (one month's rent) for costs related to finding a new tenant. However, if fiance stays and continues to pay- this wouldn't apply?
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I move out, fiance refuses to pay rent. Landlord comes after me for half the rent? Or the entire amount?
Also, both my parents and his parents are guarantors on the lease for the two of us.
Any advice/opinions regarding my plan? I'm in a really tough spot and could really use some help. :/
Submitted January 19, 2017 at 11:44PM by WhiteNight91 http://ift.tt/2jFlPGT
