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Colorado family charged $4,000 in fees after loved one dies unexpectedly, landlord says death meant she broke her lease (www.cbsnews.com)
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[–] charonn0@startrek.website 37 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's not how a deceased person's bills work. There has to be more to this story than the article is telling us.

Like, it says the deceased woman had had dementia. So maybe a family member was the actual lease holder.

[–] LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 27 points 10 months ago (1 children)

From the article:

Colorado law says a lease is nullified after a tenant dies, unless the lease says otherwise, then the lease prevails. In this case, Farrer's lease did stipulate that she would be held to the lease terms even in the event of a death.

Also, the leasing company is facing a class action lawsuit over fees it charged tenants so, not the most ethical company.

[–] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Also at least in most cases you can't transfer someone's debts to their family after they die.

[–] Ross_audio@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

You can charge the estate though.

For people without much to pass on they'll still try to take everything.