No, you cannot legally sign any Contracts or Leases until the age of majority, which is 18. Strangely, you can leave home at 17 (which is the age when you can go to adult jail in Georgia), although parents cannot kick you out until age 18. So you can legally leave at 17, but you cannot put an apartment in your name until 18.
No, you must be at least 18 to sign a Lease in Georgia.
He signed a two year lease for his first apartment.
Not unless he or she signed the new lease.
Generally, anyone under the age of 18 cannot enter a legal binding contract. A lease is such a contract. So no apartment complex would ever lease to a 17-year-old.
{| |- | No, they cannot sign the lease paperwork. They can certainly move into the apartment with the permission of the parents. And if the parents or boyfriend sign the lease, there should be no problems. |}
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A lease is similar to rent, except it is a contract for a specific length of time. For instance, if you have a one-year lease on an apartment, it means you are agreeing to pay rent each month for a year. If you want to move out before the year is up, you may be required to pay for the rest of the year.
The legal age of adulthood in Chicago is 18, so, it would stand to reason that a 16 year old would not be legally able to sign a lease for an apartment.
The rental company will require you and the person who is paying your rent to sign the lease. You both will be responsible for the apartment for the duration of the lease.
The best option is to talk to the Apartment Management and try to keep penalties at a minimum. Another good option is to Sublease the apartment to another party, but you still may have to pay a small portion of the rent.
If you sign only a 1 year lease some apartments will allow you to do that if you pay the amount in a cashiers check or money order. Let them know when turning in your application your situation. -Assistant Apartment Manager
Yes, you would be considered "legal"