Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Florida

tenant lease

My husband and I have been residing in Tampa, Florida for 3 years now. We have lived in the same aparment over the course of the 3 years. My 25 yr old niece asked if she could move in with us. Our landlord insisted that she had to be added to the lease, even though we insisted that she would not be responsible for ANY of the rent. Six months later, she has gotten her own apartment, but will not volunteerily remove her name from the lease. My husband and I just don't want her to have access to our belongings at our address. If she is still on the lease, she can get a key and/or be let into our apartment at any time. My husbanda and I do a lot of traveling, and are uncomfortable leaving our apartment for ANY length of time knowing that she would have full access to our belongings. My question is, how can we go about having her name removed from the lease?


Asked on 5/25/07, 2:51 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Matthew Weidner Matthew D. Weidner, P.A.

Re: tenant lease

The following is not legal advice and does not create an attorney/client relationship. Please contact attorney directly for more information.

Once a person has been given access to your place of residence, you must file a formal eviction against them if they refuse to leave your property or surrender their interests voluntarily. If the landlord will not remove her, you would have to file an eviction to have her removed from the tenancy.

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Answered on 5/25/07, 3:23 pm


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