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Posted by sienna188 (My Page) on Wed, May 21, 08 at 11:43
I recently found this forum while searching google for some advice. My boyfriend and I want to get an apartment together but there are a few conflicting factors so I'm just going to list them:
-one apartment I found was perfect for the two of us and within our price range but upond looking over the application I see that they require us as individuals to meet the criteria for weekly pay that they have which is within $100 of the monthly rent price (this particular apartment requires you make $1100 a week). Are all apartment complexes like this? Can just his name be put on the lease but I am still allowed to live there with his permission? Are multiple family houses with apartments like this too or just large apartment complexes?
-if he rented an apartment and only his name was on the lease and we decided that we wanted to live together a few months down the road, what is the process for doing? Do all complexes or landlords require you to check with them first or are you allowed to have whoever you like there as long as your name is on the lease and you're giving them permission.
This all went from a pleasant experience to very stressful. I don't have a lot of credit history(nothing bad, just limited) and he has perfect credit history and get paid about $1500 a week so hes the only one that qualifies. I live in NJ and we would be staying in this area if we get an apartment together if this helps.
thanks so much in advance! |
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RE: Living in an apartment without being on the lease
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| Every management company is different. When we moved into our last apartment they didn't require my husband to be on this lease, which was great for us because he was an over the road truck driver and wasn't going to be home for the first 2 weeks that I would be living there. A few years later the complex was sold to a different management company, and they required that all residents 18 years old or older be on the lease. We recently moved and since I qualified for the lease by myself, he doesn't have to be on it. Of course I don't know if NJ has any laws that govern leases that might override my experience. Judi |
RE: Living in an apartment without being on the lease
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| My apartment complex requires all occupants over 18 years of age to be on the lease. In my case, only leaseholders receive access cards, keys, parking permits, etc., so it would be difficult to live here without being on the lease unless you didn't drive and only entered the building during daylight hours through the main entrance, as that's the only time/place you don't need a key or card to enter the building. So, not impossible, but certainly inconvenient. Also, it's grounds for eviction on many lease agreements. |
RE: Living in an apartment without being on the lease
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| In CA, you have few rights if you're not on the lease. You might have to put down more security money, but for your own protection, you should be a signer of the lease. |
RE: Living in an apartment without being on the lease
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| In my last apartment complex, anyone living in the apartment that wasn't on the lease had to be listed on the contract as a non-signing resident, but it did not affect the requirements at all. Of course, standard rule in Texas is that the leasee's need to have a minimum income of 3 times the rent in total, not per person. |
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