Here's the deal...3 bedroom townhome, individual leases. One of my roommates wants to move out of our townhome but into another one down the street, which is also owned by the landlord. The landlord allows him to move into a different home because landlord is still getting $$$.

Because of the individual leases, I'm not responsible for his rent, however, now instead of paying 1/3 of the utilities, I am paying 1/2. Already on a tight budget, this is putting quite a burden on me. Is there any way I can make my landlord cover my old roommates part of the utilities since he allowed him to move out?

Here's the deal...3 bedroom townhome, individual leases. One of my roommates wants to move out of our townhome but into another one down the street, which is also owned by the landlord. The landlord allows him to move into a different home because landlord is still getting $$$.

Because of the individual leases, I'm not responsible for his rent, however, now instead of paying 1/3 of the utilities, I am paying 1/2. Already on a tight budget, this is putting quite a burden on me. Is there any way I can make my landlord cover my old roommates part of the utilities since he allowed him to move out?

read your lease, if it states you are responsible for only 1/3 then you are not responsible. if there is no clause then the argument can be now that one person is gone the utilities are now being used by 2 people so 1/2 makes sense.

All it says is "you'll pay for all utilities including electricity, gas, water, wastewater, trash and cable tv..."

looks like I am responsible...it just sucks that they would allow my roommate to just get up and move assuming that we can handle the extra money in utilities.

All it says is "you'll pay for all utilities including electricity, gas, water, wastewater, trash and cable tv..."

looks like I am responsible...it just sucks that they would allow my roommate to just get up and move assuming that we can handle the extra money in utilities.

should be less gas water and electric used since they are gone.

No. The landlord is not involved in the roommate arrangement. I suspect the landlord had individual leases so he could evict a person if one person turned out to be destructive and others were ok and vice versa. Go find a new roommate. Also, read your lease because I suspect each has a joint and several liability clause referring to the whole unit. Your recourse, if any, and it sounds like you don't have any kind of written roommate contract, is against the roommate but I doubt that exists in the absence of a written agreement or contract.