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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why and how did your daughter sign a lease without you co-signing or at least knowing about? When my DD moved off campus all of the parents of her roommates had to co-sign since she none of them had jobs that would cover the rent.

And I cannot imagine not having a discussion with my kid about where they will be living, even if I expected them to handle everything other own. My DD did the apartment search with her friends and did all of the legwork with it, but I knew it was happening. [/quote]

In passing, back in May, she said she was APPLYING for a lease. She ended up applying and signing back-to-back before we knew of or heard any lease details. When she mentioned applying it was in May right after semester ended. Never in a million years would I have suspected or supported signing a lease that began a week later, when she’s home all summer + wanted to study abroad in January.[/quote]

Applying for a lease is done when you are going to move forward with a lease. No one applies for a lease without the intention of renting. That is when you should have asked for more details. I truly cannot imagine not having a full conversation with my kid about these types of important details. And because I have spent time in making sure my kids understand these things through the years my kids would never dream of signing a contract without talking to us first. My kids are very independent and handle a lot of things on their own (we are far from helicopter parents), but through the years they understand that they are still learning the ways of life and ask our advice.

And because of this your anger is severely misplaced. It should be directed toward your DD and [u]not[/u] her roommates. You're really off base with the accusation that she is somehow being cheated or taken advantage of by the roommates or the landlord. Your DD is the one who went ahead and signed a contract and [u]actively chose[/u] not to find a sublet. You should have asked more questions when she told you about the application and she should have talked to you about the plans. She also should have gotten a sublet. This is a live and learn situation where you guys only have yourselves to blame![/quote]

Amen.[/quote]

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