My son, who is in college, signed a lease for June 2020 until May 2021 with 4 other friends.
Covid-19 has put us on lockdown and he has no employment. His job is outdoors and the money he makes through the summer would have paid for the lease.
Can anything be done given the pandemic to void the lease? We would have helped however my husband has just been laid off
The answer depends upon a lot of things. Most important is the lease and the second is whether the lease will be enforced as written by a court. You should consider having a lawyer review the lease to assess what options you may have and if appropriate have the lawyer contact the LL on your son's behalf albeit in a phone call, informal email or in a formal demand letter. The contact from the lawyer may make it more likely that the LL will negotiate a mutually beneficial and amicable resolution with your son.
