Eddie D
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Because you are living there and not just visiting (maximum number of days for visitors is usually 7 days) you are considered a tenant/resident, even though the lease is not in your name. Once you fill out the application they will put you on the lease. That's not to say that the lease will be under your name it just means that you are a resident in that unit. He will still be the lease holder, not you. Like people who rent and have kids. They have to list their kids on the lease although the kids are not lease holders, it's also the same with pets. |
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Your Friendly Jewish Accountant
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Yes, because if the landlord wants to be a jerk and you get locked out of the house, he can make you wait until your bf gets home. They did that to me while my roommate was in Brazil and I was supposed to be taking care of his dog locked inside! |
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lenny
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my husband and i live an apartment complex they tell us if someone stays more then 2 weeks we have to add them to the lease it is a safety issue for the apartments ask you boyfriend to talk to the management or landlord depending on the circumstance about why or look at you boyfriends rental papers he signed and see if it has any thing about new tenets in his paper work. |
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short cake
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He wants your name on the lease. This is only because if anything happens he is not liable for you. |
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Professor Wonderful
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[Nothing in this commentary is meant to establish nor solicit a practitioner - client relationship.]
The laws of your jurisdiction will apply.
If you do not have an application on file, your boyfriend of today may become your adversary tomorrow. Your belongings could be out on the street tomorrow, if he wishes to be generous. Legally, he may be under no obligation to return your personal belongings for thirty days, depending upon the laws in effect for your locale.
As long as you do not have a contract, you have no rights under the law (probably). With no rights, your boyfriend could be evicted for any reason whatsoever. If he is to vacate the property, and you have no standing before the property owner, then you have no standing before a court (probably).
In other words, you are on your own.
More properly, you are OUT on your own.
You can protect yourself. You can fill out the app. Or you can be an idiot. |
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boilerette72
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read his lease. It probably says something about other adults moving in having to apply. |
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Doctor Deth
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Usually - ALL adults living in an apartment have to be on the lease, so at the very least, you would also have to sign the lease and would therefore be equally responsible for the rent |
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TwinkaTee
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Anyone who is living in one of their apartments needs to be put on the lease. And, technically, if you are living there, if something goes down and your BF doesn't pay, they are going to look to you to pay it. |
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diamondpryncs83
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you're on their property so their liable for you, basically they're putting you on the lease. |
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Sexy McGee
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Just their policy. |
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dreamlauros
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If he's smart enough he'll have u fill one out.... lol |
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Classy Granny
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Kate is right. There are landlords that don't care, but most do and if your being asked to fill out an application you best do it or your boyfriend could find himself evicted. |
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Freckles
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Yes, it is a law that every tenant living there (whether they pay rent or not) must be on the lease. That way they can find you and ruin your credit if you destroy any property etc. It's so they won't be held liable. Chances are, they will just check to make sure you don't have any previous offenses with any apartments or if you are a sex offender (you'd be surprised how many try it). Just fill it out, or they will have to go through the law to keep you off property. |
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schwildcat1977
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All tenants living in a unit MUST fill out an application, have a credit check done and other wise be screened. All adults in a rental must be approved and on the lease.
The fact that you got away with it for 6 months is immaterial. It probably took them that long to confirm that you were living there illegally.
Right now you are technically an unauthorized tenant and if you remain there without filling out the application, then your boyfriend can get evicted. Unauthorized tenants is a lease violation. |
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Kate
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I'm not sure. I wouldn't think so. My boyfriend moved in with me and he didn't sign anything. I guess if the company requires it then you should. |
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tigercub1
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i think you should ask them that question. i believe they think you will be added to the lease in which case you would be checked.to protect their interest. his lease may have originally said one person.why...is their something wrong with them checking.or do you just want to know. |
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devilmaycry1979
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Thats entirely up to his landlord..most dont care, as he will be responsible when you lose your cool and throw his xbox controllers and/or his collectibles into the drywall. |
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adron_allen2000
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I think you bf could just have them put you on his lease. |
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mpagriffin
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the manager just wants you on the leaseso he can sue two people in case some thing happens. whose ever name is on the lease is the one responsible. Unless you living there violates the current lease and you 2 are essentially signing another lease that is the only way you have to sign something |
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gtatix
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NO if you live in Ontario Canada. I don't know about where you live because - for one thing I have no idea where you live! This is one of many unknowns for many young or naive tenants. The landlord CANNOT tell you who you can have staying with you and for how long - at least here. This issue has been challenged by asshole landlords who try to tell some tenants that they can't have their visiting child stay the weekend for example.
Another oft challenged LAW in Ontario is that a landlord CANNOT tell you to get rid of a pet - that is legal to have in your city - even if they told you this before you moved in.
Just two examples of KNOWING what you are doing and avoiding any BS with landlords - many of whom don't give a crap about you or your comfort.
Check your local landlord and tenant laws. Call the sheriff or your local state or provincial - again depending on where you live - office to ask. |
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[just keepin it real]
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that sounds retarded. i've lived with my man for 2 years, and i never filled out anything..he's the one that pays the bills. i'd go with your boyfriend to the rental office and both sit down and ask why. |
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SUNSHiNE
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becasue they want you to let them know who is staying t the apartment....... jst tell them u dont live there, and u jsut spend the night lol |
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Pooty Pootwell
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You shouldn't have to fill out anything. He's the tenant. Unless you were taking over the lease or requested to be on the lease, then no additional paperwork needs to be filed. |
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♪Lil' Bear♪
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Try talking to the landlord. Ask why you need to do that if you aren't paying for the apartment. |
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d
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i'm a married man and my wife doesn't live with me because she works in another state,before i rented out this apartment, i filled it out alone and didnt add my wife to the lease cuz she wasn't going to stay with me. she is my wife so she uses my address for anything should in case something happen to her. now the apartment policy states nobody can live in the unit whose name is not on the lease fine,cuz mmy wife doesn't live there so her name is not on the lease,now i want my wife to come from the other state where she works to come live with me,the landlord wants her to fill an application which i gave no problem with,now she uses my address like she always does cuz i'm the only contact and because of that the landlord say i've breached my contract for letting someone live there and that i need to vacate the unit by filling the application she was asked where she works and that add, is in another state so how can she live in my address and work in a state 7hrs drive?another thing they've run her credit already,took the application n now telling me to vacate? is tha legal? |
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