AboutJonathan Dever, Esq Expertise Real Estate Law, Buying Selling, Investor, all types of acquring property through "creative techniques" and fraud avoidance
Experience Super Lawyer by Law and Politics for the last three years, part of over 900 transactions in the last 6 years
Organizations Ohio Bar Assn
Greene County Bar Assn
Champaign County Bar Assn
Publications Personal web site and web articles
Education/Credentials JD - Capital University
MA - IU of Penn
BA - U of Cincinnati
Awards and Honors Super Lawyer 2005, 2006, 2007
Who is Who, Lawyers 2006, 2007
Question In Oct 2002, my husband and I signed a lease together. After a couple of years, it became a month-to-month lease. I have just recently legally divorced him. Now I need to move out because of issues with him. He doesn't work and only has Soc. Sec. - $800 per month. The landlord says I am responsible even if I leave because I signed also - however he doesn't know that we are legally divorced. How does one get out of these arrangements? My husband refuses to leave, and if he did, then I would continue to stay here. I am a professional woman who's been supporting him and paying the rent for some time so I had a roof over my head. It seems that these issues must arise and I need to know how to deal with it. Is this covered under real estate law? Thanks in advance.
Answer Get ahold of your divorce attorney and see what can be done from the Court's perspective. Unfortunately, if your name is on a lease, you are responsible. I would get a court order from the domestic relations division forcing him to leave under pain of contempt.
