Average State University Students Ann,Bo,and Sherry Are Co-Tenants Under a Ten-Month

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Essay

Average State University students Ann,Bo,and Sherry are co-tenants under a ten-month lease of a River Heights apartment from complex owner Stella Slumlord.The monthly rent set forth in the lease is $480.All three co-tenants signed the lease,which has five months remaining.Ann,Bo,and Sherry have each been chipping in $160 per month to cover the rent.Slumlord was aware of the co-tenants' rent-sharing agreement.Bo recently flunked out of school and returned to his parents' home in Reno,Nevada.Bo informed Ann,Sherry,and Slumlord that he will no longer be sharing in the rent.Slumlord has made demands upon Ann and Sherry for payment of the full monthly rental of $480.Is Slumlord legally justified in making this demand? Explain.

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