Getting Out of Leases When Not Everyone Signs
Q. Can I get out of my lease agreement if not everyone signs it?
A. In Ohio, the answer is that it depends. There is case law out of Ohio’s Tenth District Court of Appeals that if not all of the tenants listed in the lease signs the lease, then this is grounds to get out before the date of possession. In one case there were two tenants who were going to rent a garage to start a repair business. When it came time to sign the lease, only one tenant signed it, and the other tenant refused. When the landlord tried to hold the one tenant who did sign to the lease agreement, the court held that both tenants had to sign to bind either one.
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