What to do if my daughter’s landlord has told my daughter she will have to move if she does turn in a co-signer addendum months after the lease was signed?
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What to do if my daughter’s landlord has told my daughter she will have to move if she does turn in a co-signer addendum months after the lease was signed?
My daughter has been told that if she does not get a co-signer addendum signed and returned, that she will have to vacate her apartment. Her lease has already been signed and she has already paid rent for this lease term. The lease says that they can modify or amend the terms in writing if signed by both parties. Does this mean she has to do this or get evicted? Her lease was signed back 8 months ago in order to secure her apartment; she was given the addendum 4 months later.
Asked on August 20, 2012 under Real Estate Law, North Carolina
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
I suggest that you and your daughter carefully read the presumed written lease that she signed to see if there is a condition that her lease needs to be co-signed. If it does not have such a provision then she is under no contractual obligation to have the lease co-signed. If the landlord pushes her on that issue, she needs to stand her ground and possibly consult with a landlord tenant attorney on the matter.
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