Like I said above I am 17. My boyfriend (who is 23) and I have been living together for about 5 months with his friend as roommates. The thing is that the owner of the home is a personal friend and not affiliated with a professional business, it is her personal house she just lives somewhere else so I am not on the lease here. We are looking to move out into our own place and I was wondering if I can be on the lease considering that I am 17? Can a parent co-sign for me? Can I live there with him without being on the lease but still paying rent? Any additional info would be great.
And please don’t rant about how hard it is to live on your own and what not. I understand this obviously…I have been moved out of my parents house for 5 months. I have recently got a part time job and am looking for another full time position leaving me at about 55 hours a week.
Also I don’t need to hear it about how I am naive and he is too old for me, he’s just using me, ect. We work great together as a team, my parents like him and are ok with this. Nor is he taking advantage of me. I have been in a 3 year relationship full of abuse and been taken advantage of before and I did learn a lot from it. So please…before you go being an aarogant twit and think just because I am young I am ignorant to the world. Being as young as I am I’ve seen and been through quite a lot of enlightening experiences and still learning every day(:
Much appreciated
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Im 17 And Moving Out. Can I Be On The Lease If My Parent Co-signs?
Posted on November 7, 2012.
first foremost, no legal landlord
in USA can have u on a lease. simple.
until u are 18 , u are a guest where ever u live.
after 18 with enough income and money
most places will lease to u.
read Total money make over, Dave Rasmey
so u can learn from others misakes, not yours.
it is faster safer cheaper that way.
It’s up to the landlord. No offense, but as a landlord myself, I would never allow a minor to live in one of my apartments unless she was living with her guardian/parent. Just to risky.
No sane landlord would put you on a lease. Regardless of your circumstance, history, maturity, or intentions; legally any lease you signed you could default or abandon and the landlord would have no recourse while you’re under eighteen.
You cannot sign a binding contract until 18. Have you heard of statutory rape?
Not likely. Masisve liability issues for LL mean the vast majority of LL’s won’t rent to minors, period.
How long have you been dating this guy if you were previously in a 3 year relationship and are only 17? My guess is the answer is…not long enough to know him well enough to make moving in with him a good idea.
Not at 17