No, if he forged your name on the document then you are not legally responsible for the lease agreement which is a contract.  You will be evited as an occupant no matter what.  But when y

Yes, you are responsible for the rent--and you would have been responsible even if the sublessee had signed the agreement. That is because on a sublease, as opposed to an assignment of a lease, the

Yes, they can unless your new lease voids the old and you get a release for the rent that you owe.  Please do not sign anything unless you speak with an attorney and discuss all the issues inv

If your mother left everything to you, you need to be careful because you need to have the law on your side on this. If this was bequeathed to you in a testamentary document (like a will or a trust

You can sue the landlord for negligence.  Negligence is the failure to exercise due care (that degree of care that a reasonable landlord would have exercised under the same or similar circumst