Legal Question:
I (finally) found a sub-leaser for my apartment.
Now, in order to keep me from stressing out, I'd like him to sign a contract. The last girl flaked on me AFTER I signed my new lease, and it led to a ton of stress, financial panicking, and way too much extra work on my part since it's not exactly easy to sublet your place when you live 100 miles away. The past week or so has been unreal, and I am exhausted.
The guy seems legit, but I want his damn signature. My name is still on the lease until August 22nd, and I have a perfect history when it comes to renting. If he doesn't pay, I get evicted. Meh!
I found some sub-lease templates online, mostly at university housing sites that offer free help to students (and anyone who can use Google, apparently). The forms all resemble the basic lease forms I've been signing for lo, these many years.
My question is:
If he doesn't pay, and he signed one of these contracts with me, how well would it stand up in court if my landlord tries to evict me? Does the sub-lease need to be notarized? Witnessed? My leases have only ever had my signature and my landlord's signature, but I don't know if it's different when it comes to sub-leasing. Hell, I've seen sub-lease contracts hand-written on napkins (no joke), but I want to be more official and professional.
Soooo... any thoughts? I know at least two or three of you are real lawyers who graduated from law school and everything, so I'm hoping you'll weigh in. I could read Michigan law, but it's late, and I'm feeling lazy.
Thanks in advance.
I (finally) found a sub-leaser for my apartment.
Now, in order to keep me from stressing out, I'd like him to sign a contract. The last girl flaked on me AFTER I signed my new lease, and it led to a ton of stress, financial panicking, and way too much extra work on my part since it's not exactly easy to sublet your place when you live 100 miles away. The past week or so has been unreal, and I am exhausted.
The guy seems legit, but I want his damn signature. My name is still on the lease until August 22nd, and I have a perfect history when it comes to renting. If he doesn't pay, I get evicted. Meh!
I found some sub-lease templates online, mostly at university housing sites that offer free help to students (and anyone who can use Google, apparently). The forms all resemble the basic lease forms I've been signing for lo, these many years.
My question is:
If he doesn't pay, and he signed one of these contracts with me, how well would it stand up in court if my landlord tries to evict me? Does the sub-lease need to be notarized? Witnessed? My leases have only ever had my signature and my landlord's signature, but I don't know if it's different when it comes to sub-leasing. Hell, I've seen sub-lease contracts hand-written on napkins (no joke), but I want to be more official and professional.
Soooo... any thoughts? I know at least two or three of you are real lawyers who graduated from law school and everything, so I'm hoping you'll weigh in. I could read Michigan law, but it's late, and I'm feeling lazy.
Thanks in advance.
nopantsdave:
Ask your landlord, eh.