Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania

Renting a house with more than one owner

I rented a house from someone I knew and we drew up a lease from a store-bought cd-rom program. We both signed this lease. Now, a year later, I discover that there is a co-owner of this property, who is telling me that the lease I signed is not valid without her signature. If a house has a co-owner, do both have to sign a lease agreement in order for it to be valid? Or is it legal and binding with just one of the owners' signature? Can this co-owner evict me?


Asked on 6/11/02, 12:35 am

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Gerald Hershenson Law Office of Gerald M. Hershenson

Re: Renting a house with more than one owner

It is difficult to answer completely without a full review of the documents. A co owner has the apparant authority to lease the property and generally speaking a co-owner is bound by the lease. However, the full circumstances must be reviewed by competent legal counsel. If I can be of any assistence please call. Gerald Hershenson 215-579-9390

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Answered on 6/11/02, 9:32 am


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