Contact your landlord and explain your desire to add a roommate or tenant. They may require the new person to become a cotenant and go through credit and reference checks. In some cases, signing a new lease or rental agreement may be necessary.
If the landlord agrees to add someone's name to a lease, it can be considered a “vacancy lease” even though no one is moving in or out and could result in a possible risk of losing any “preferential rent” agreement with the landlord. Tenants may wish to consult an experienced tenant lawyer before signing a new lease.
Yes. The tenant has the right to request that the owner add the name of his, her or their spouse to the lease as an additional tenant if the spouse resides in the apartment as a primary residence. The owner is required to add the additional names at the time of lease renewal.
Reach out to the landlord and obtain their consent before proceeding with the amendment. Gather identification, employment information, and references for the new tenant as required by the landlord. Create an amendment that includes the new tenant's name, contact information, and any additional terms or conditions.
In general, things to include in a lease addendum might be: Your name. The rental property address. The tenant's name. Relevant policy/information (that complies with your state/municipal's rental laws) Consequences for breaking any contract agreements. Space to sign & date for landlord. Space to sign & date for tenant.
In most cases, it is possible and easy to add someone to an existing lease if it's allowed by the landlord. However, the landlord will need to write a lease addendum or lease amendment to add new information to the lease that can protect all parties.
Steps to Add a Tenant to an Existing Lease Acquire a Written Request to Add a Tenant. Check the Unit's Occupancy Limit. Require a Completed Rental Application. Screen and Approve/Deny the New Tenant. Review the Details With Each Tenant.
All you can do is ask the landlord, that pursuant to your lease, you'd like to add someone to the lease, and then the landlord can offer a new lease or not. And if the LL does offer it, it's up to you whether you want to accept it or not.
Basically anyone who is living there needs to be on the lease with your approval so that they are clearly held to the same responsibilities to you as any other tenant. You want as many people liable for your property as there are adults living there. Always.