This is the Ramsey Call of the Day, part of the Ramsey Network.

All right, we're going to go to Seattle, Washington with Jennifer.

Hey, Jennifer, how are you?

I'm great.

Thank you for taking my call.

Sure.

What's going on?

So I'm just looking for some guidance for our son. He's 21 and is

renting an apartment with three roommates. One of the roommates is not holding a job and did not pay

September rent and has told my son that he is not going to pay October rent. And my son is covering his portion of the rent.

And I'm just trying to figure out how to advise him to get through this situation.

They have a lease until January, but it doesn't seem right that he would have to cover the

roommate's rent.

And it puts him in a, you know, financial

hardship. So I just not sure what to tell him. Jennifer, do you know the details of the lease?

Because, for example, when I was in an apartment, it was kind of a college apartment in college.

We all had individual leases, even though we were in a traditional apartment. Is there one person

on the lease or do they all have individual leases?

I believe they all have individual leases.

Okay.

But I would have to confirm.

Okay.

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