[Butcho22]

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How/why would the landlord cooperate with them? My two roomates signed a lease with me, which means they agreed that if I skip out on rent, they are on the hook for it just as I would be if they left.

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you didn't just sign a lease with them, you signed a lease with the LANDLORD, who will want his money. if they can't or won't come up with it, he will come after you.

if i was them i would agree to pay the rent as usual until a new tenant is found, on the condition that the landlord participates in bringing a collection against you. he's the one who already has counsel and knows how to deal with this. makes sense for both parties.

maybe i'll send them a note

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I just don't see the landlord bringing a collection against only myself. Let's say my two roomates were to show up at the office with a check for 2/3 the rent, and explained that I just left. The landlord (which is a hudge company btw) will simply see that the full amount of rent hasn't been paid.
It seems like they will do whatever is required to get the money they're owed. The best way to do that is to put out collections on all of the tenants. There odds of getting the money are much greater with 3 people on the hook instead of just one.

To take this one step further, I could easily call the complex and say that I'm out of town but I gave my roomates the (x) months rent in cash before I left, and they obviously don't have their portion so they're trying to dump it on me because I'm out of town. (I would never actually do this, but if I'm playing hardball with my rommates I could pull crap like this out)

I'm not saying you're wrong...you may be dead right, but I'm just trying to think of all possible angles here.