Re: What to do when a child turns 18 - Landlord Forum thread 337774

Re: What to do when a child turns 18 by John Brayton (Massachusetts) on July 31, 2015 @15:16

Unless you have bad history with these tenants or unless one/both of these tenants is moving out, I wouldn't do anything. He is still an occupant. His parents are still responsible for the rent. The only thing that has really changed is that he *can* legally agree to be held responsible for rent. Hopefully, in the five years these tenants have been renting from you, they have earned some trust?

If you are in the middle of a fixed-term lease, you probably can't do anything until the lease is up for renewal.

I absolutely would not do a credit check. If he just turned 18, he wouldn't have had time to build up delinquencies anyway.

John

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