College Rental Rant amidst Covid-19

[Wendy S.]

Hi Bpers, hope we're all safe amidst Covid-19.

This is really a rant as while I understand that landlords including myself are running a business and not a charity, I feel frustrated based on my current situation.

So, college has stopped in person classes for the rest of the semester. My daughter's last semester but she could work etc in Arkansas and return home to Georgia either May or July if she continued to work.

With the college close, NW Arkansas jobs not hiring, etc she has returned home. I rented her room here month by month until she would return home. So have to make other accommodations upon her return.

My issue is the apt she rented have no early termination and insists rent have to be paid until July as per her lease. If she finds someone to take over she will pay $375, (rent is $510) to facilitate this.

Nobody is renting now, as she was in the process of trying to get someone to take over her lease but then came Covid-19.

I offered to pay April to June upfront and request a waiver for July or some other solution. They said no. No early release or exceptions.

The apt sits empty, all the other roommates returned home as well but we still have to pay rent until July. I feel this is so unfair.......

[John Underwood]

I understand your feelings on this, but from the landlords perspective you signed a legal agreement. They need to pay their bills and eat also.