She is in the Coast Guard and lives off base (most Coasties do) but her credit is poor from before enlisting. Her roomrate got orders and she can not afford the rent alone 1500 month. The new apt has rent of 1000 and she gets 1300 for rent so she has the money. But if she is transferred and we have co signed as guarantors are we off the hook> She is in California and we live in Illinois.
Thanks for any information you may have.
2007-12-20 14:45:39 · 20 answers · asked by Ro 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (section 305), she can terminate a lease if she receives permanent change of station orders. You should verify the language of the lease that you co-sign, to ensure that your status is solely as financial guarantor and not as an additional lessee. She should be able to consult with the base legal office on this.
2007-12-20 14:54:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
First, the only way to be sure she can break the lease if she is transferred is to have a military clause in the lease. She must have that to be protected..otherwise, she would have to pay any of the fines and additional costs that would come with breaking a lease.
Next, if you co-sign you are responsible for any rent or the cost of any repairs from damages that occur if your daughter does not pay them. My suggestion would be to have her set up her rent payment as an allotment from her military paycheck. That way, the rent will automatically be deducted from her check and paid each and every month. As far as damages, you can either have her set aside a certain amount each month if you feel this is a legitimate concern (especially if she has any pets) or have an agreement between the two of you on how it will be handled if it occurs.
2007-12-21 00:04:32 · answer #2 · answered by Annie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Umm, HELL NO!! That psycho cow has been dragging my credit down into the pit of Sarnac for the past twelve years and I'm not about to make the same mistake yet again and trust the bidtch- that's the definition of insane behavior right there. I may be crazy- but not that crazy. Putting my life at risk and leaping faithfully into love is one thing, taking the same chance over and over because you deep down still care for someone and you're hoping for different results is just fugging stupid. Obviously, this is just my little story, you are an upstanding honorable man who's probably trying to get on his feet after some horrible person used and abused your love like chewing gum and spat it out onto the sidewalk like a teenie tiny little pink brain to be mushed and smushed my a million boot heels and sneaker soles until it's nothing more than a gray stain in the concrete. You, Sir, deserve a chance- and the woman who bore your children should look deep within that thing she calls a heart and find something that the rest of us humans call compassion and she should find the first ball point pen and sign her name and her credit right on the line where the landlord put the 'X'. Just my opinion on the matter. -Later
2016-05-25 06:14:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you co-sign and she doesn't pay for whatever reason other than bein deployed, than yes, you are liable. My sister screwed my parents over twice for this and my dad is in the Air Force. However, there should be a clause in the lease that EXCUSES punishment fees for early lease termination because of deployment. If she just quits paying just because, you're held liable, but if she is deployed, than you should be able to terminate the lease with no problem. Although a court would say, "Too bad, so sad," for the money you're out if your daughter just screwed you over, you can sue HER for that money you are owed b/c you are co-x based on good faith that she will pay her rent. And yes, my dad was stationed at Scott (where you probably are) when she decided to screw him over.
2007-12-20 15:39:30 · answer #4 · answered by Jennifer W 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Make sure that the lease has a military clause in it. I've never been stationed in a state that didn't have a military clause. When ifshe gets orders, she can get out of the lease prior to it's completion. She should get this even if you weren't co-signing for her.
2007-12-20 16:11:42 · answer #5 · answered by Smoker06 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Did you signe a military clause? We did in San Diego and all we had to do was take his new orders in the rental office and give them a copy and you still have to give a 30 day notice
2007-12-21 02:58:04 · answer #6 · answered by NIKKI1118 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before you sign anything make sure that she can get out of the lease if she gets orders to transfer. A lease is negotiable. Also include this clause in any document you sign.
2007-12-20 14:51:10 · answer #7 · answered by C B 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You need to make sure there is a military clause in the lease.
This would state that if she gets orders she can terminate the lease with 30 days notice.
But yes you are liable if you sign.
2007-12-20 15:01:49 · answer #8 · answered by MP US Army 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Soldiers and Sailors relief act. She can break the lease as long as she furnishes legitimate orders transferring her either to another area or out of the Coast Guard. That should be in her lease.
2007-12-20 14:55:02 · answer #9 · answered by DOOM 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No, she would fall uner the soldiers and servicemember act that would HAVE to let her out of her lease due to military transfer upon producing a copy of her military transfer orders. I think that you should check with the base legal authorities to make sure that there aren't any other snags but that would be my first place to start researching.
2007-12-20 15:24:10 · answer #10 · answered by Magnus01 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋