Can a joint tenant leave?

If you’re joint tenants and you both want to leave, either you or your ex-partner can end the tenancy by giving notice. You’ll both need to move out. If your landlord doesn’t update the tenancy agreement, you’ll both still be responsible for rent and the person who leaves can still give notice to end the tenancy.

Can a tenancy be passed on to a civil partner?

A tenancy can be passed on after the tenant dies. This can usually only happen once. The tenancy can be passed to the tenant’s spouse or civil partner if they lived at the address, or

Do you have to be married to get a joint tenancy?

As a flexible tenant you can: Under a joint tenancy, all the tenants share equal responsibility. You can apply for a joint tenancy at any time if you’re married or in a registered civil partnership. You must usually have lived together at the property for at least 12 months if you’re a cohabiting couple or related (like brother and sister).

Can you transfer your tenancy to someone else?

Transferring your tenancy. Secure and flexible tenants may be able to transfer a tenancy to someone else, or, in some circumstances, pass on a tenancy to someone when they die. Secure tenancies granted before 1 April 2012 can be transferred or passed on only once. For example, if you take over a tenancy when someone dies,…

Can a tenancy be passed on after a tenant dies?

Get advice if you want to know more about passing your tenancy on. A tenancy can be passed on after the tenant dies. This can usually only happen once. The tenancy can be passed to a person who gave up their own tenancy to care for the tenant at the address.

Can a tenant’s wife live at the property with him?

You can’t stop your tenant’s wife living at the property with him. I don’t do family law, but I understand that she also has certain occupation rights. However, from what you say, the tenancy is still in the sole name of the husband.

What happens if one sibling inherits a house and does not pay rent?

One sibling inherits real estate and the sister who lives in the home does not. The sister that lives in the home did not pay a fair rent, or any rent, and refused to leave after their father died. The terms of the living trust stated after the parents die, the trustee sells the home and split the proceeds.

Who is responsible for rent when a tenant dies?

The deceased tenant’s estate is legally responsible for rental payments until the lease expires. However, most landlords are interested in re-renting the unit as soon as possible and most executors don’t want to pay rent on an empty unit.

Can a sister refuse to move out of an inherited house?

Real estate attorney Leo B. Siegel discusses the eviction process for tenants that refuse to move. The tenants could be a sister living in an inherited house, or anyone related or unrelated who lives in the inherited house from parent and refuses to move out.