What does per person mean for apartments?

Because renting to families with children, almost by definition, means that more people will be living in a single housing unit compared with tenants without children, charging rent per person will mean that most families will have to pay higher rent to live in the same apartment than tenants without children would.

Is rent paid per room or per person?

Assuming you are sharing the common space equally it should not matter if two are sharing a room. Rent should be paid per person though if it were me I could agree with Option 2.

Do I have to put my husband on the lease?

There is no law that says you and your spouse must sign a lease when you rent a home together. There’s also no law that demands her name goes on the lease if she moves into a house you’re already renting.

How do you calculate rent per person?

Divide each person’s individual space by the total square footage of private space and pay the same percentage of rent as space you occupy.

Do both husband and wife have to be on the lease?

No, they both do not have to sign. A landlord would be wise however, to get everyone who is occupying the unit to sign the lease.

Can you live with someone and not be on the lease?

The answer is yes. Anyone who is living in a rented apartment as a tenant must sign the lease. Otherwise, they aren’t legally considered as tenants. A person who lives in a rented space with a tenant without being on the lease is called an occupant.

How is roommate rent calculated?

If you plan on splitting rent based on room size, here’s how you do the math:

1. Add the square footage of all the private spaces in the apartment, including bedroom, bathroom, balcony, closets, etc.
2. Divide each person’s individual space by this number.
3. Multiply the total rent by each roommates’ percentage.

Can 2 friends rent a house together?

And, as you have found, most lenders won’t allow multiple tenancies where each tenant signs a separate agreement. That doesn’t mean that you can’t let the house to three different people, but it does mean that they should all be named as joint tenants on one tenancy agreement.