Re: Who Signs the Lease Agreement? - Landlord Forum thread 323697

Re: Who Signs the Lease Agreement? by Lighthope on September 3, 2014 @00:51

> I have an applicant that is still married but is separated
> from the spouse.

What do you mean by "separation"? Is this a legal separation or just they aren't living together?

Lighthope

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Re: Who Signs the Lease Agreement? by Daniel (CA) on September 3, 2014 @14:16	[ Reply ]

they just aren't living together.

Re: Who Signs the Lease Agreement? by Nicole (PA) on September 3, 2014 @16:10	[ Reply ]

I'm confused. Why would the wife fill out your application since she's not going to be living there?

Re: Who Signs the Lease Agreement? by Daniel (CA) on September 5, 2014 @14:49	[ Reply ]

Because the speakers at my apartment association continue to claim that spouses can not be evicted if they move into the same apartment that their spouse lives in. You may still be able to deny or evict if their information disqualifies them from your rental, such as evictions or bad credit. So since technically the spouse can technically move into the unit according to the way the courts have been approaching this; I have both fill out an application and in this case both signed the lease. Luckily, these 2 people agreed to do it this way and they seem like good tenants. I haven't gotten a straight answer from even attorneys on how to approach this.