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photon · 12-09-2015, 12:45 PM

I'm kind of torn, I mean as a landlord I probably would do this without the law in this kind of scenario, but making it law like this places the burden of the cost of a general societal policy on the landlord.

If the government is going to require it, ideally the government should step in and pay any gap that results from this happening (since it's something society is deciding to do rather than a financial cost due to normal renting activities). Treat it like people that break their leases currently; the landlord is responsible to make every effort to re-rent the property and the government would only be responsible for the gap.

In the future landlords should ensure that ALL adults living in a property are on the rental agreement and it's explicit that each adult is 100% responsible for the agreement. I already try to do this, but I'll be going to go over my existing contracts and checking them.

Then if this happens and one spouse leaves, the other spouse is still responsible for the agreement.

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photon The new goggles also do nothing. Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Calgary Exp:	I'm kind of torn, I mean as a landlord I probably would do this without the law in this kind of scenario, but making it law like this places the burden of the cost of a general societal policy on the landlord. If the government is going to require it, ideally the government should step in and pay any gap that results from this happening (since it's something society is deciding to do rather than a financial cost due to normal renting activities). Treat it like people that break their leases currently; the landlord is responsible to make every effort to re-rent the property and the government would only be responsible for the gap. In the future landlords should ensure that ALL adults living in a property are on the rental agreement and it's explicit that each adult is 100% responsible for the agreement. I already try to do this, but I'll be going to go over my existing contracts and checking them. Then if this happens and one spouse leaves, the other spouse is still responsible for the agreement. __________________ Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.