I am so beyond frustrated right now.

I signed a lease in Vancouver from Sept-Feb. I moved back to Alberta mid-Nov and told them that I would continue to pay out my lease since it was my own fault I had to leave.

I just got a message from them last week asking if I can send out the key. Of course I said yes but STUPID me didn't ask about the new room mate until AFTER I sent the key. Turns out they told of his classmates that he could move in sometime before Feb 15. I sent them a message saying "Okay well I am going to assume he is paying rent for those two weeks then." No reply. I send a couple more to my girl room mate and finally 3 days later she goes "Ask (boy room mate)" So I do. No reply. I send them a joint message on facebook saying "I understand my name is on the lease until the end of the month however I am not paying rent if someone else is living there." No reply.

They have completely cut off contact with me and I have no idea what to do.

I have contacted the landlord and she said she will get back to me in regards to getting my deposit back so I know I am at least getting that back. I explained to her that someone else is going to be living there right away as well.

Is there any way I can get my rent back for those 2 weeks? Am I being unfair for not wanting to pay the full month seeing as I am basically paying for someone else to live there? Am I am pretty much at a loss for all my money?

Honestly, because you're on the lease and you left your roommates kind of stuck, this is one I think you're just going to have to cut your losses on. Legally, you're the one responsible for paying the rent no matter who lives there. It's financially unfortunate, but because it's only two weeks worth, I really think you just need to pay it and be glad that that's all breaking your lease cost you.

While it totally sucks, it's probably just better to pay the darn money and not spend all your time and and energy trying to figure out how to not pay it. I mean, you were planning on paying that money anyways, so nothing has changed in that regard.

I have no advice, but I feel your pain.

My ex-house mate owes me $1,054 and has currently disappeared off the face of the earth. Did I mention I don't have a steady income at the moment, and have bills to pay? Yeah.

Yes, you are out the money. You made an agreement to pay them...you made no stipulations about stopping payment if they got another roommate etc. It's called integrity...do what you say you are going to do.

I would say that you are responsible for the lease. Hopefully you will get some of your deposit back now that you have moved out and they got a roommate.

If you signed a contract saying you will pay something, I would say unless you die, you are responsible for it.

Legally, you're stuck with it I am afraid.

Would have been nice if the roommates could have communicated with you like adults and kept everything square if someone WAS living there, but the again, do you have any real way of knowing someone was? I think you're stuck on this one. Probably better to try and let go of it and move on.

Every lease that I've signed had a clause that guests can only stay a certain number of days (typically 7), and if someone is going to be staying longer than that, the landlord must be notified. If your lease has such a clause, I think you might have a case if you go to the landlord. You could explain that you have moved out but are paying your share of the rent, but now your roommates have a "guest" who's staying long-term. The landlord might insist that the "guest" either move out or be officially added to the lease, in which case you might get out of paying rent (or have to pay less rent).