My husband and I have been renting an apartment for over a year, but now Im trying to rent another apartment for my mom and my sister, the lease will be under my name, and Ill pay for it. Is this legal? Im not going to get in trouble for having two apartments, right?
It’s not illegal, but you need to be clear with the second landlord that mom/sis are living in the apartment and you aren’t. They may need to be on the lease. (People not on the lease are considered guests or trespassers and guests are usually limited to 2 weeks stays.)
February 8th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
That’s like asking "is it legal for me to buy two different brands of coffee at two different stores so I can compare them?"
It’s better to buy both brands of coffee at the same store, so you don’t have to make the extra trip to the 2nd store. The checkout clerk won’t care a bit that you have two brands of coffee, but will just ring them up like everything else.
The only trouble would be if you didn’t pay all the rent on time for both apartments.
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February 8th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
It’s not illegal, but you need to be clear with the second landlord that mom/sis are living in the apartment and you aren’t. They may need to be on the lease. (People not on the lease are considered guests or trespassers and guests are usually limited to 2 weeks stays.)
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February 8th, 2010 at 4:51 pm
Tax lady has it correct. I require that all adults in the household be on the lease, and have their credit, employment, and background checked. Your landlord will need to know and approve of your plan, and also needs to know that you live and pay rent elsewhere.
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February 8th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
Not at all. I work as an apartment locator in Texas and have assisted many people finding apartments. As long as you qualify for the rent per properties requirements, then you will be fine
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http://www.dfwapartmentsforrent.com