What rights do I have when living with someone if I paid security and shared bills but my name is not on the lease?
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What rights do I have when living with someone if I paid security and shared bills but my name is not on the lease?
I moved in with my now ex-boyfriend the beginning of last month. I rented my condo in another state and sold all my furniture to move in with him. I paid his security when he moved 3 months earlier, share bills, buy food and filled the oil tank twice. Now he wants to throw me out. Said I had 2 weeks. I have nowhere to go, unemployed and now will be homeless in a new state because of him. Do I have any rights at all?
Asked on January 17, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Connecticut
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you are not on the master lease of the unit you are occupying with your former boyfriend signed by the owner of the unit, it seems that you are a sub-tenant of the unit where your former boyfriend is your landlord.
If he wishes to end his sub-tenancy with you, he is required to serve you with a 30 day notice to vacate to have you move even though you paid the security deposit and have shared bills with him for the rental.
Your rights are that your former boyfriend is required to go through the legal process of the state where you reside to have your sub-tenancy with him ended which requires a written 30 day notice of termination of the sub-tenancy.
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