Q: I’m not in a formal lease. If I leave and my roommate tries to stay and gets evicted, will it be put on my record?
I moved in with my mom to a rental property in July of 2020. She completely screwed me after we moved in and took over the house. So I want to leave. I’m not in a formal lease. I’m just in a month to month agreement with my landlord. I never signed anything. I want to leave soon but my landlord stated before I moved in that he would not rent to just my mom because of her bad record. If I leave the home and she tries to stay here without me and he evicts her, will it be put on my record as well?
A: It depends on landlord. If landlord files an eviction, he would probably name both you and your mother, and that becomes a permanent court record that could make it difficult for you to rent from a landlord who checks. So try to work it out with landlord to avoid that.
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