RENATTO: [Fredslist] Residential real estate "prenup"?

[David Abeshouse]

And it's already time to declare "Renatto" (in well under an hour since
posting) - thanks very much for your prompt replies on a Friday afternoon
before a holiday week - what a bunch!! 

 

Best, 

 

David 

 

 

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Subject: [Fredslist] Residential real estate "prenup"?

 

 

A friend just called with a legal question that's beyond my area of
practice, and I'd like to help him out. 

 

His son is renting his first apartment after college, and has signed a lease
in NYC together with his girlfriend.  My friend is concerned that the couple
could break up during the lease term, in which event he'd want it to be
clear that his son retains the right to remain in the apartment and the
girlfriend is the one who'd find space elsewhere.  

 

It turns out that they've already signed the lease.  

 

Ideally, he'd like some sort of modification to the lease, binding the
landlord, his son, and the girlfriend to the arrangement that the son stays
if they break up.  As a fall-back, would an agreement just between the son
and girlfriend work?  Is there a form available for either the three-party
lease modification or for the bilateral agreement? 

 

He'd prefer if this all could be resolved now, because it'd be more
difficult to address should a break-up occur.  They move into the apartment
soon.  

 

Any forms, links, suggestions, etc. would be appreciated, so I can forward
them to my friend. 

 

Thanks, 

 

David 

Gotham L.I.

 

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