Can you break a lease if you get a divorce?

November 8, 2020 Admin

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Can you break a lease if you get a divorce?

If you are getting a divorce and are also renting a house or apartment, your divorce does not void the lease.

Can my boyfriend kick me out if im on the lease?

If you are on the only one on the lease and you have a written agreement with your sub-tenant (without a fixed-term tenancy stipulated), you will have to give them 90 days’ written notice of their impending eviction. According to Tenants’ Union of NSW, this will change on a case-by-case basis.

How can I get my husband off the lease?

There are only three ways to remove a party from a lease in a situation like you describe: 1) One is by the consent of the parties to the lease–i.e. if your daughter, landlord, and her soon-to-be ex husband all agree, they can execute a document canceling the old lease and putting in place a new one.

Can someone have two leases at the same time?

There is no general law that restricts you from renting multiple properties at the same time. In that case, both tenants are jointly liable to meet all obligations under the lease (including rent).

Can someone live in my apartment without being on the lease?

So it is important to know the laws and rules around guests who stay longer than they should, or who are quietly living with renters without being on the lease. In many cases, there is no time a guest can become a resident without having their name added to the lease by the landlord.

Should I add my boyfriend to my lease?

Simply put, you are not required to accept your landlord’s offer to put your boyfriend on the lease, but it may be the only way to legally establish his residence in the building. You don’t want to add your boyfriend to the lease.

Is it hard to add someone to a lease?

If an existing tenant (or co-tenants) wants to add another person to the agreement as a co-tenant, they must gain the landlord’s consent. Usually, the landlord can only refuse consent if adding a new co-tenant would result in overcrowding or a breach of the tenancy agreement.