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Shared Accommodation - What kind of Lease do we get?

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  • 12-05-2010 5:43pm
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    kerash
    Registered Users Posts: 6,688 ✭✭✭


    Hi, just a query on a lease, sharing with a stranger do both get separate leases or is there just one?
    Also when applying for rent allowance a lease is needed what's expected of that?
    Thanks


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,385 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    A few scenarios.

    Living with landlord. Status: Lodger. Few rights and not covered by Residential Tenancies Act. Basis of agreement: Licence (not a lease).

    Renting a room in a shared property, without landlord. Status: Less than clear. Not covered by Residential Tenancies Act. Basis of agreement: unclear.

    Living on own or with co-tenants. Status: Tenant. Covered by Residential Tenancies Act. Basis of agreement: Lease.


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    antoinolachtnai
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    For renting a room in a shared property, without landlord (by which I assume you mean without being on the lease) This is a licence too. In certain circumstances, you are entitled to go on the lease. This is sort-of covered by RTA.

    In the case of living with co-tenants and you are all on the lease, the lease is generally 'joint and several'. This means that the lease is with all of you together. you are all jointly liable for the full amount of rent or damage. If there is a problem between the joint tenants, that is nothing to do with the landlord.


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    kerash
    Registered Users Posts: 6,688 ✭✭✭kerash


    Whats the difference between a tenancy agreement and lease?

    A friend is letting their home out for the first time so i'm trying to help with some info!
    I found this link for a lease - what do you guys think?
    http://www.topfloor.ie/lease.php


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