The full explanation
You remain responsible to the owner for meeting your lease. The owner can forbid subletting, although some places allow it in certain cases despite that ban. In public housing, the federal rule requires the lease to prohibit subletting.
An example
Pedro is going to work in another state for a few months and thinks about subletting his room to a friend. First he checks his lease, because the landlord can forbid it. Even if the friend pays him, Pedro still owes the rent to the landlord.
You will see it in…
- The lease, in the clause on subletting (sublease or assignment)
- Listings for rooms or apartments to sublet
- The public housing lease, in the tenant's obligations
