How should the contract be when renting an apartment with girls?

Law & Rights
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My friend and I have decided to move in together, but the issue of whose name the lease should be under is confusing us. In other words, we don’t want something that could cause trouble for either of us. Has anyone done something like this before? What rights should we ensure are protected?

2

I moved in with a friend for a while, and the lease was in both our names. The landlord initially protested, saying “that won’t work,” but after insisting, he accepted. Honestly, this was the easiest way, otherwise if one person leaves, the other gets stuck with the responsibility :slightly_smiling_face:

3

‘If it’s on my behalf, I don’t think there will be any trouble when leaving,’ if they keep saying that, be careful. Because there’s no guarantee that there won’t be trouble when leaving; everyone can change depending on the situation at that moment :roll_eyes:

4

Yeah, bro, everyone here is just getting into bashing their friends directly. Maybe the girls really want a solution based on trust, it doesn’t necessarily have to be a contract that brings trouble, right? :sweat_smile:

5

A rental agreement is legally important; having both parties’ names is healthier because responsibility is equally distributed. Of course, this is just a legal obligation; the communication between you is a completely different matter. I suggest you show it to a good lawyer to make sure.

6

Let me add this too, if I insist on the lease agreement being just for one person, my other friend might be a little offended. In other words, we are honestly looking for a balance so that the trust issue doesn’t turn into a crisis.

7

I feel like there’s a bit of a trust issue here. Because the insistence on having the “contract in my name” seems a bit too suspicious. Is something bothering the friend?

8

In our class, a group of girls moved in together, and they all signed a lease. You can sort out the contract part, but the real issue is not letting the house get divided. Agree on that, or else it will be chaos.

9

What kind of logic is this? You’re saying ‘don’t worry’ but then you create tension among yourselves asking ‘who should take the blame.’ Make up your mind, is it trust or is it a contract?

10

I think the cleanest solution is this: Let’s have both of our names, and then we’ll have a notary write up a responsibility-sharing agreement. We’ll clarify things like who pays which month, what happens if one of us leaves, and so on :face_with_open_eyes_and_hand_over_mouth: