Can I be sued for back rent if I wasn’t on the lease?
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Can I be sued for back rent if I wasn’t on the lease?
My wife and I sold our mobile home to the mobile home park we paid lot rent at. They made us a new lease that my wife signed but I did not. Then we got evicted for being behind on the rent. Now we have a court date, can they make me pay since I never signed the lease?
Asked on August 11, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Indiana
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Technically probably not. If the basis for the suit was the rent due under the new leae and you are not a party to the lease then you can not be named in the eviction. But a judgement can have an effect on joint assets like bank account or tax returns. Good luck.
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