Landlord Question and Answer Forum

Forum / General Property Management / Tenants Divorcing

I am new to being a landlord so I am not so sure what to do here. My tenants are divorcing and he is moving out of the rental leaving his wife and 2 kids. He has agreed to pay child support and such but she does not make that much money and I am afraid she might not be able to make rent. She assures me she can and wants to redo the lease and take him off of it. Should I do this? They have been good tenants so far but I am considering letting her out of the lease if she want too because I don't want a situation where she cannot pay rent. I'm not even sure I can keep him on the lease anymore now that its not his primary residence. They are about 6 months into a 2 year lease. Plz help, any advice is much appreciated.

John M, PA on Friday, November 2, 2007

RE: Tenants Divorcing

It is a complicated situation. Anyone can be on a lease, and sometimes a person can be on there just to insure payment. That may be one consideration. Are they at all amicable? Would he agree to stay on the lease as a sort of guarantor?

Posted by James P, PA on Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Return to the General Property Management Forum

Read related General Property Management Articles

Documents related to this forum

Articles related to this forum

Did Your Tenant Let the Pipes Freeze?
Posted October 12, 2017 Reader Rating:
What is an Addendum and How Is It Used?
Posted June 13, 2017 Reader Rating:
Rental Property Landscaping Dos and Don’ts
Posted March 28, 2017 Reader Rating:
How Much Rent Should You Charge?
Posted March 16, 2017 Reader Rating:

Highest Rated Discussions
allowing dogs Author: Jacob W, WI Updated: 06/24/2019 Rating:
Reantal Property Management Software Author: Harold P, MO Updated: 12/15/2021 Rating:
Options for Difficult Tenant Author: Jared B, UT Updated: 11/09/2015 Rating:
EZ Landlord Forms vs. On-Site Author: Troy D, WA Updated: 12/09/2014 Rating:
Tenant wants to add roommate Author: Scott H, IA Updated: 02/11/2012 Rating:

The forum is completely free to anyone! If you wish to post a message, you must log in. If you are not registered already, Join today to create a free account!

Any comments and opinions that are expressed by the users of this forum are solely those of the authors, and have not been reviewed or approved by ezLandlordForms.