Can I make a lease/ roommate agreement for a roommate that has not signed the residential lease?
Ok, My boyfriend and I rented an apartment together that has 2 bedrooms. Now one of his friends is moving in because my boyfriend’s friend is moving here for school and can’t find an apartment. I am fine with him moving in but (he is not moving in until Aug/2010) I want to make sure that his friend does not stay for more than 3 months (because I never wanted a roommate). My landlord says for the time that he stays here our rent will be $100 extra a month. I want to make sure he pays his share of the rent and puts a security deposit of $200 ( the amount his rent will be) so I can be sure that if he messes up anything then I have some money that can repair his damages. Since I am a tenant, do I have the right to make a roommate pay a deposit to me and my boyfriend? We’ve already paid the deposit for the apartment. Is it possible to make a temporary lease/roommate agreement for him to stay there for 3 months but after that he needs to leave? I don’t know plus do I write the lease/roommate agreement to be apart of the residential lease or can I just use it between us and him. Please any help would be amazing.
I live in Kansas
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August 4th, 2010 at 3:50 am
If you have something in writing from the landlord, or if it is in your lease that you can sublet, then create a separate written agreement between you and the person you are subletting to. This agreement should cover all of the items you mentioned , including the duration, the security/damages deposit and cover the terms of refund upon his moving out, providing everything is left in the same condition as when he moved in. State a definite move out date and indicate that the sublet agreement is for a limited time period of three months and three months only. Also indicate terms of payment, check or cash and the exact date it is due, and the penalties that there will be if the rent is late. Have him sign it before he moves in. If he does not agree to sign it, do not get involved. Everything in business must be in writing, otherwise you will have a problem on your hands.