I live with my boyfriend and we both signed a lease for a house. Well, the relationship isn't going well and he keeps threatening to have me kicked out and saying he will just tell them I can't pay the rent(even though I do). Can he do this?
2006-10-03 09:26:48 · 25 answers · asked by pipsqueak8756 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Do not give your "boyfriend" any money. Send your rent directly to your landlord.
Only your landlord can evict you. You have the same rights as your boyfriend since you are both on the lease.
2006-10-03 09:38:23 · answer #1 · answered by BoomChikkaBoom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He cant kick you out.
Keep records you pay.
But why do you want to stay and waste your life with a guy who does not want you???
However have small thing in mind.
Are you paying directly to the landlord or paying to your boyfriend? If to the landlord, then you ok, but if to your boyfriend, there can be a problem. There is no prove.
Be careful to speak to your landlord, unless you have a good relationship and know each other well. I was a landlord, and if I had the same problem, I honestly would not be interested as long as I get my rent.
Ask yourself. Can you afford the rent totally. What if your boyfriend, seeing that you dont want to move out, moves out and you stay behind? He can legally say that your relationship is broken, and legally get a house as the court will see who can affort to pay full rent. Yes, he might pay a month of penalties but you cant force him to stay. It is like a divorce. Cant keep the guy.
Dont waste your time girl. just move out. You will find happines with another guy who will provide security. Unless go for councelling and rather than concentrating on the house issue see how the relationship can be improved
2006-10-03 09:29:22 · answer #2 · answered by Desert 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. A lease is a binding contract and if you signed it together, then your stuck living together until the lease is up. You could try talking to your landlord though if you want to get out and see if they will let you break the lease. More than likely they will say that you have to find someone to move in with your boyfriend to take up your half of the rent.
2006-10-03 09:29:18 · answer #3 · answered by sem3578 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose he could tell them that...but I think that if you "can't pay" whoever else is on the lease becomes responsible. So he will have to pay the entire rent. (If your parents co-signed the lease, they will be held responsible). My suggestion is, if it isn't working out, to try to find someone to take over your lease. Usually companies will allow you to do this without charging you for breaking the lease early (breaking the lease early for a large fee is probably another option if you both need to get out now).
2006-10-03 09:30:20 · answer #4 · answered by ~Lacey~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would call the landlord and tell him/her that there is a chance your relationship will not survive. Ask if there is a reasonable way that you can be released from the lease should your boyfriend wish to remain in the house, or if there is a way that you both can break it if you both wish to move without costing you too much money. They will like that you are being honest and not trying to cheat them.
2006-10-03 09:30:44 · answer #5 · answered by jboatright57 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you both signed the lease, then he can't do squat about it. But if he is threatening you in any way, you CAN and SHOULD CALL THE POLICE. You can have him removed from the home by force. And, you can file a restraining order against him to keep him from returning. Do be sure to CHANGE THE LOCKS. And, you will have to make arrangements to ensure that whatever property of his is returned to him UNDAMAGED. Do not take out your feelings about him on his stuff as that can be held against YOU.
You have a right to feel safe in your own home and NO ONE has the right to threaten or harm you. You need to stand firm against him and to take action NOW to stop him before he gets any worse.
2006-10-04 04:30:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pay your half of the rent directly to the landlord, so that you have a papertrail of your contribution.
As a joint tenant, your boyfriend has no better standing than you do - tell him he needs to pay his money on his own checking account to the landlord directly too.
As long as you are in compliance with the terms of the lease, you cannot be put out without a great deal of legal difficulty.
2006-10-03 09:46:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your both on the lease you can't be kicked out unless the landlord isin't recieveing rent, even at that point you would have 30 days to evacuate. But if things are bad, I would speak to the landlord, get your name off that lease and get the hell out of there.
2006-10-03 09:29:31 · answer #8 · answered by Jessica 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He doesn't have a right to kick you out anymore than for you to kick him out. I would talk to the landlord though, especially if you don't want to move..tell the landlord this..he or she may not want to hear about your problems, but then again, they may appreciate being told of the situation...If your boyfriend is so unhappy, maybe he should voluntarily leave...and if you need help keeping up with the cost of living there, consider getting a roommate...Good luck with this...
2006-10-03 09:34:05 · answer #9 · answered by Brenda 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. Because you both signed the lease, it is a legally binding document. If the relationship isn't going well, you should both just break the lease and go your seperate ways.
2006-10-03 09:29:34 · answer #10 · answered by KitKat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋