Q: If my partner moves in with me and pays rent and improvements is he eligible to received any profit from sell of my home
I own a home in manatee county Florida. I allowed my partner to move in with me. He pays half the bills in form of a rent check to me monthly. He also paid half of getting my main electrical box replaced ($2900.00).
A:
Were you to sell your house, he would be invisible to the title company, as he is not on the deed. He would not be entitled to share the profits of the sale, as he would be if he co-owned the home.
Whether he can sue you for some amount as compensation for the contributions he has made, and prevail on those claims is something to.discuss with an attorney should he threaten you with a lawsuit. You should reimburse him now for the money he paid to repair your electrical box. Since you are charging him rent, he is a tenant and would likely not prevail on a suit demanding the rent that he has paid you.
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