If Isigned a lease for a new shop as the business manager but the business name is on the lease, who is responsible for the lease now that I’ve been fired?

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If Isigned a lease for a new shop as the business manager but the business name is on the lease, who is responsible for the lease now that I’ve been fired?

Asked on January 13, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Oregon

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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

Business have to sign by their employees--after all, a business can't sign it's name. Therefore, signing for a business does not make the employee liable for the lease, so long as the lease was in the business's name (it is the tenant on the lease, not the employee) and the circumstances of the signing make it clear that the tenant was not leasing the property him/herself.

The business would be responsible, so long as you had authority to sign on its behalf at the time you signed.


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