Tagged “liability”
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Is a roommate agreement binding
Usually yes, between the people who signed it — and usually not against the landlord. Those two answers are what the question is really asking.
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Whose name is on the lease
Being party to a tenancy and living in the property are different things. The gap between them explains most of what happens when a houseshare changes.
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Joint and several liability
Four names on one tenancy usually means each person can be pursued for the whole rent, not a quarter of it. The mechanism, and what follows from it.
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Individual room tenancies, and what they insulate you from
One agreement per room instead of one for the house changes who is liable, who fills a vacancy and what happens when a housemate stops paying.
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What a guarantor actually signs
A guarantee is a separate promise to a landlord, not a character reference. On a joint tenancy its reach is often wider than the guarantor expects.
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Where a shared-living dispute is actually decided
Different disputes go to different places: a housing body, a general civil court, a deposit process. Which one depends on who is arguing with whom.