The tenant hiding in your lease

Ever seen someone sign the wrong line?

Like the dad who thinks his signature belongs on every piece of paper in town.

Receipt at Burger King.

School permission slip.

Birthday card to Grandma.

One day he's buying Whoppers.

The next he's "agreeing" to chaperone prom.

Same thing happens with leases.

Your guarantor was only supposed to back up the rent.

They should have signed this form.

But nope.

They dropped their name next to the tenants.

And now they're a tenant.

Meaning they get served legal stuff.

Every eviction notice. Every time.

If your guarantor signed as a tenant, gotta serve them eviction notices too.

Even if they never lived there.

Even if they "didn't mean it."

By Landlord Legal

Sign here, that's issue #167 of The Brief.

Had this happen to a Legal Plan Member recently.  They called and we caught it before it blew the whole case.

Pro tip: never have guarantors sign a lease — just use this form.  

DISCLAIMER: Heads up - none of this is legal advice. We share stories and laughs about legal stuff for Landlords.  Do your own homework and stay safe out there!