OT....question about MSU apartment contract concerning my son

[msudawglb]

So, my son is currently a freshman at MSU. He stayed in a dorm this year. He and some of his friends decided to get an apartment starting in August. So, they toured The Pointe at MSU and liked it. We were told verbally by an employee at the Pointe that if my son signed a lease and didn't attend that we could sublease the apartment. My son signed a lease and I signed the guarantor form. The lease and guarantor form show "The Pointe at MSU" as the Landlord and it states that we can sublease upon approval by the Landlord.

Well, fast forward a month and my son no longer wants to go to MSU. He wants to move home and attend the local junior college for his sophomore year. He appears that he will be losing his scholarship also due to being slightly below the 3.0 requirement.

I called The Pointe and they told me that they have been purchased by new management and they have a new name for the apartment complex. Also tell me that the new management is not allowing subleasing.

So, I'm wondering if I'm legally on the hook for the near $6000 for the 12 months of the apartment rent. Personally, I feel like I signed a contract with The Pointe who was allowing subleasing. I wouldn't have signed the contract if I was told that subleasing was not allowed.