I am trying to end my lease but my landlord is saying i cant end it without my roommates being able to qualify on their own
Hello all, I hope this makes sense because I’m not the best at explaining legal/lease stuff.
I moved into an apartment in Wyoming in May 2025 (one year ago!) with three roommates. They all knew from the beginning that I planned to move to Colorado after our lease ended.
I recently sent my landlord the following message:
“This letter serves as formal notice that I am ending my portion of the lease agreement for the property located at [address].
Please note that I am only providing notice regarding my own tenancy. I cannot speak for or confirm the intentions of my roommates regarding whether they plan to remain in the property or terminate their own portions of the lease. I have tried to text them to get confirmation but have not heard back. Any decisions regarding their tenancy will need to come directly from them.
I will be vacating the property along with my dog. My dog has not been present in the home since April 20, 2026.
I can drop off my key at the end of this month and will deep clean. Please let me know if there are any additional steps required from me to complete my move-out process.”
The property management respond and said that in order for one tenant to be removed from a lease with multiple tenants, the remaining tenants must independently qualify on income (2.5x the monthly rent). If they do qualify, everyone signs a lease addendum to remove that tenant.
They also addressed my roommates directly and asked them for pay stubs to begin the process of determining whether they qualify.
My question is: what happens if the remaining tenants do NOT qualify to continue the lease on their own?
From what I understand, they are not saying the lease will automatically end — just that I cannot be removed unless they qualify. So I’m confused about what my actual options are at the end of the lease term if they don’t meet the income requirement. Because they’re not saying that they’ll just end the lease