Adding Girlfriend To Lease In Clark
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Adding Tenants to a Lease in 4 Steps Get a Written Request. Many tenants and landlords communicate over the phone or even in person. Have the New Tenant Fill Out a Rental Application. Review the Details with All Tenants Involved.
You do not have to tell them. You will still be occupying the building and fully responsible for the lease and rent. They don't need to know who you invite to live with you unless your partner causes problems in the building.
In ontario you can legally move in as many people as you like as long as you respect health, safety, and occupancy codes and/or bylaws in your area. Your LL has no say over this and cannot terminate or evict over it.
Adding someone to your tenancy means you both become joint tenants. It's not the same as passing your tenancy on to someone else. You need permission from your landlord to add someone as a joint 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.
Check the Unit's Occupancy Limit That said, if adding another person to the lease puts you over the occupancy limit, you'll have to deny the request to stay compliant. However, if the occupancy limit isn't an issue, you may choose to approve the request to add a tenant to the existing lease.
