Her Fiancé Still Has His Ex's Name On His Lease

brought to you by the Every Dollar app. Start budgeting for free today. >> Hey, so I just have a question, a rental question. My my fiance and I have been together for almost three years and we're getting married at the end of December. We're very excited. And after the the wedding, we're planning on moving in together, obviously. Um the home that he's living in is a home that he actually lived in with his ex. Uh, so his name, his ex's name, I just found out recently, is still on the lease. Again, it is a rental. He's tried multiple times to get her to take her name off. He even um had a court order via some of their custody um hearings that the judge said she had to take her name off. She still refuses to do so. Um his property management company isn't being responsive. I'm a realer and I spoke with our property management division and they said that basically we have three options. One, the property management company can just out of the goodness of their heart take her name off and redo the lease with just his and my name. Uh two, get her to sign the paperwork, which he's been trying to do unsuccessfully. Or three, terminate the lease, likely forfeit the deposit because her name would be on the check and then move out and move back in. Um the dilemma that I have right now is that I'm not It feels really, really gross to me to move in, start a marriage and move into a home with this ex's name on it. Uh, mind you, they also have a child together. There's a lot of really gross custody situation going on. So, it's not just an ex that we never hear from or speak to. It's, you know, an ongoing problem in our life. And I just I don't know if it's worth am I being dramatic in like the potential issues financially and like losing deposit. >> When is the lease up? >> Well, it was up and he's he's continued to live in the home. So, they broke up. No, I mean when is the current when does the current lease expire? >> It It's a month to month now. >> Oh, okay. So, you can give 30 days notice and move out. >> We could >> Okay. >> And then >> you would have to find a new place. >> Then you just find a new place. That's easy. Okay. Now, the however, let's let's back up a second. She does not have a say in this. Okay. Her name being on the lease is making her obligated for the payment on the lease. It doesn't give her any rights to possession. >> Okay? It just it's just like if if if uh someone co-signs a lease for you to move in, like your dad signed for you to move in or something, it doesn't give him rights to live there. It just says that he's also liable. And so the property management company can simply reddraft the lease and take her name off of it. They don't have to have her permission to do that. They can just take her off, >> okay? >> And put you on. And so you know what I would do is just call the property management company. And I don't know why your fiance's not handled this. This is really bizarre to me. >> The holidays are supposed to be joyful, but they can also be expensive. And that's why I love this. Boost Mobile helps you treat yourself and your wallet. Right now, you'll pay just 10 bucks a month for your first two months. Then only 25 bucks a month for unlimited talk, text, and data forever. So, stop stressing over your budget and start saving instead. Go to boostmobile.com/ramsey and unwrap the savings today. That's boostmobile.com/ramsey. Restrictions apply. See boostmobile.com/ramsey for details. >> I don't know why your fiance's not handled this. This is really bizarre to me. This is on him. Okay. And you're right. This is gross and it should have been dealt with a long time before you three weeks before you get married. >> Geez. >> Call me up a week for we're going down the aisle next week and I'm not going to you. Well, yeah. So, but anyway, so I'm if it's me, I'm calling the property management company. I'm your fiance and I'm saying, "Look, I want my wife to be on our lease, not my ex. And so we are going to give you two options. One is you reddraft the lease with me and the new wife on it without the X on it. Or we're going to give you 30 days notice of move. Which one do you want us to do? >> Okay. >> And I'll get you responsive. I'll just move. >> Sure. >> Okay. >> Right. Okay. >> But you don't need her permission or a court order regarding her. The landlord simply just needs to agree to release her from liability. >> Okay? >> She gets no rights. >> There's no rights here at all. >> And she hasn't lived there in a long time. And so I don't know why why it would even be an issue. >> Right. I don't know. That's just the >> Well, apparently this chick has got issues and she's throwing anything she can around to try to do power plays. any any kind of a flex that's possible and you're just worried about that. Right. >> Right. And Yeah. And I >> Right. And again, it just feels gross moving in with >> you. Yeah. You don't want to show up in a house that I live in. It's not going to be good for your health. >> Don't do that. >> What's the upside of continuing for him to live there and you to move in there? Why not just get a different place? >> Yeah. >> Well, as you know, San Francisco has a very sensitive market. Um he has rent of very very very little. Um the property magic of the landlord um was very gracious. He has not they have not raised the rent in like the four or five years he's lived here. Um it's very it's thousands of dollars less than anywhere else. Yeah. >> That we I don't want to live there. >> I just wonder even there and and I don't care if it's thousands of dollars less or not. I don't want to live there unless her name is off this lease and yours is on it. >> Right. Yeah. I I feel the same way. >> I want to move. So, either fix it or I'm moving. And that's my direction to your fiance. Grow a backbone. You should have already done this eight months ago for your girlfriend, your soon tobe wife, and you've sat on your thumbs. Now, fix this, buddy. That's my direction to him. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> He shouldn't You shouldn't have to be calling me about this. He should have already taken care of this. It's bull crap. Okay. But he's also gets pushed around by her pretty regularly. And that's what's really bothering you at the core of this. >> And I'm not sure that's going to stop even with this lease situation fixed. >> Nope. Not till we run down to a Walmart on aisle 3 and pick up a a backbone. That's what that's going to happen. So, all right. Open phones at8255225. So, a lease is an obligation. It is not a blessing. Being released from the obligation would be a blessing. >> Is that the opposite of a lease? Is it release? >> There we go. Released from the lease. Yes. But I mean, so I mean, think about it. It's like a loan. Okay. If you go through a a divorce and you have a mortgage loan, your spouse is on is liable on the mortgage loan. The mortgage company doesn't won't let her go. Won't let him go, right? Unless you refinance and take them off. They they won't they won't just release you from that because >> prove that you're responsible enough to handle >> but you don't have any rights because you're on the mortgage. You have lost rights because you're on the mortgage. Same thing with a lease. >> Yeah. >> So there's not a there's no uh benefit to >> it's just risk and liability on her part >> other than I guess control to stay intermingled in his life. >> Yeah. Just to be constantly flexing. >> Only reason I can think of why you'd want to stay on that thing. all the room more reason to put up >> cuz he could stop paying and it's on her. >> Yeah, exactly. >> There's one move. >> Yeah. Well, it's just I'm moving. I'm moving. >> Yeah. Not worth the drama. That's for sure. >> Nothing Nothing is worth the drama. >> Oh goodness. >> Don't sell your soul for a couple thousand bucks savings on something. Don't Don't sign Don't sign up for lack of freedom and drama and call that a good deal. That's not a good deal. Create your free every dollar budget today.