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eburton555 t1_j8sabks wrote

Reply to Joint Lease by [deleted]

The good news is you won't be homeless one way or another, at least not for a long time. Eviction takes a decent amount of time, even with people who are completely delinquent. You should be talking to your landlord about the situation, first and foremost. Almost guaranteed: Your roommates are responsible for finding subletters, not you, especially if they are also on the lease. You need to talk to your landlord to make it clear you are paying your share for the future but your roommates are bailing out without replacement to see how they respond. If they are not sympathetic, you may have to sue your roommates, but either way I would not pay the share of the rent for your roommates until speaking to a lawyer with a housing specialization about this first. Chances are you can't anyways, so it's a mute point. Once again, eviction is a long process so you will not be out on the street in any short order one way or the other and if you have records that you are paying your share consistently you'll have plenty of ammunition to protect your housing status.

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BasilExposition75 t1_j8s9ukw wrote

I am on board with having dense housing within 1/2 mile of each MBTA station. What we don't need is MBTA communities including towns which don't have a train. That means more cars. No reason to build an apartment building in Sherborn and adding 100 cars to backroads.

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kiwi-cucumber t1_j8s6eha wrote

Reply to comment by bisbicos in Joint Lease by [deleted]

Depending on the lease - it might not allow subletting (when I used to rent most of mine were worded that way, so I assume that still is the case). In that case, the moving roommates would either have to work it out with the landlord or pay the rent. Most likely, they’ll do neither and OP will be on the hook and have to go to small claims court.

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turtlingturtles t1_j8s5u5p wrote

I once saw someone manage to pull a 4 point U-turn on the BU bridge, somehow stopping the heavy traffic in both directions. They were headed toward the rotary under Memorial Dr, but I guess like most drivers they couldn't be bothered to do things legally or safely.

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