Eh, I’d say go forward w explaining your situation to the landlord and figuring things out with him… I mean, that’s the only option anyway

Tell roommate to hop on DoorDash, Uber eats, Instacart, Amazon flex, and get that money. Sell whatever he doesn’t need on eBay or Facebook market place

If you cannot cover his portion, you should contact the landlord and be upfront about the situation. Landlords want a timeline, so have a date that you will have the rest of the rent as well as any applicable late fees. It is really up to the landlord whether or not they will work with you or file an eviction.

Absolutely do not follow the other advice to pay his portion. Go to the landlord and explain.

This month you're covering for him and hoping he pays back later. Next month what if the same situation happens?

If he can't afford to pay this month, how will he afford rent next month + paying you back?

Once he realizes you'll have to cover him, it will not stop.

>Given that we are jointly responsible, what are my options?

Pay whatever he's short and hope you can collect from him or risk going to collections and getting evicted

Jointly liable means jointly liable.

Landlord is not legally obligated to care where the money comes from.

Either (A) You pay the whole amount of rent, (B) Your roomie doesn't kick in his share, or (C) You get a notice to pay-or-quit followed by your state's evictions process in the absence of a sublet/relet.

Its worth asking your landlord if you’re both on the lease. He may be able to light a fire under him

But at the end of the day he is not obligated to give you any leway. You’re responsible for covering the full amount

Some off campus college housing is arranged so that each tenant is responsible for their own rent. Even though the kitchen and living room is shared in one unit, the rent is for each individual bedroom. If one roommate doesn’t pay, they are evicted but not the other roommate(s).

If you are not in that kind of rental, then you are responsible by 100% of the rent every month. If the rent isn’t completely paid then you can be evicted, too. Sometimes (rarely) when a landlord sees that you’re the responsible one, they’ll give you a little leeway … but not much. For instance, they’ll suggest you move before they have to include you on the eviction.

That’s what I suggest you do.

If what you said in your description is accurate, you just became a landlord of sorts. If your housemate doesn't pay up, you have to evict him and find someone who can, or you're on the hook for the $. Tell him he's got to come up with the money or you can't afford to pay both your rents, and he has to move so you can get a replacement.

Evict him or ask the landlord to evict him and hopefully have a replacement roommate for both you and the LLs sake. Don't cover for a deadbeat.

No offense, but why are you roommates with a non-college student?

In any event, double check your lease--many times college students are treated as separate tenants with separate agreements for this very reason.