Are you considered to be a legal resident if you live in a rental but are not onthe lease agreement?
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Are you considered to be a legal resident if you live in a rental but are not onthe lease agreement?
Asked on September 10, 2010 under Real Estate Law, Virginia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
A "legal resident" for what purposes? For purposes of voting, or purposes of paying taxes, you are a resident of whatever state you spend more than half your time in. For purposes of having any right in or to the rental premises, if there is a written lease and you are not on it, then you have no rights to that property, at least vis-a-vis the landlord. (That still means that to evicted, they'd need to use the court systems.) Depending on the circumstances, you may be a subtenant of the main tenant--the person(s) who are on the lease agreement--and therefore you may have some rights vis-a-vis the main tenants. If this does not answer your question, you should resubmit it with additional details.
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