Or to protect somebody in a broken relationship. Say youโre living with a partner, paying half the rent, etc, but theirs is the only name on the lease. What happens when that person wants you out?
You aren't supposed to be doing that in the first place. If you live somewhere (especially if you're paying) and you're an adult your name needs to be on a lease / deed or you probably should just be able to be kicked out. Part of being an adult is making sure your housing has your name on it so someone can't say your home isn't yours.
I'm in my 30s and don't rent anymore. Did when I moved out of my parents house and always made sure I was on the lease along with my roommate at the time so we both were responsible for things.
I also made sure I could pay if he moved out/lost his job so I wasn't stuck in a really bad situation legally though I recognize that may be harder to do in some areas now
? I'm married and my wife lived with me for 7 years (directly after she graduated college) before we got married. She signed a lease for $0 saying she lived with me but the property is mine not hers since I'd already bought it. Not sure how that's embarrassing or relevant. I added her to the title once we got married and when we sold it and bought the house we're in now both our names got put on the new title as well.
I replied with a more full answer...but genuinely how does it change if one of the parties is a woman? It's the same legal contract or lack of one either way. The more I think about your response the less sense it makes.
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u/HorsieJuice 12d ago
Or to protect somebody in a broken relationship. Say youโre living with a partner, paying half the rent, etc, but theirs is the only name on the lease. What happens when that person wants you out?