Should the husband pay rent?
Should the husband pay rent?
California is a community-property state, and any assets acquired during the marriage belong to both spouses equally. In plain English, this means that the spouse who lives in the marital home during separation may have to pay rent to the other spouse.
How do you share finances in a relationship?
- 7 Ways to Manage Finances as a Couple.
- Combine all your finances.
- Combine finances, but each partner gets fun money.
- Keep your finances completely separate.
- Split shared bills 50/50.
- Split shared bills by a percentage of each person’s income.
- Split responsibility for certain bills.
- Live off one income.
Do I have to claim money my boyfriend gives me for rent?
Do I have to claim the money my boyfriend gives me for “rent”, now that we’re living together? There are two NO answers there. No, you do not declare the payments as income on your return. It is not income.
Will I be able to get anything in return for paying rent?
So, no, I don’t think that you’ll be able to get anything in return for paying him monthly rent unless he agrees that you will (which I very much doubt). However, as your partner has decided to treat you as a lodger, it seems only fair that you get a room to call your own in exchange for the rent you pay.
Should you pay your partner rent to live in your condo?
Or if you’re paying your partner rent to live in his or her condo, you shouldn’t feel obligated to pay for major repairs or renovations because you legally have no stake in the property value. We’re not saying you should nickel and dime, but you don’t want to resent your partner because you ended up paying for something you didn’t think was fair.
Should my boyfriend or girlfriend’s name be on the lease?
If you rent an apartment, both partners should put their names on the lease. That won’t keep the landlord off your back if your boyfriend or girlfriend doesn’t pay, but if you end up in small-claims court trying to collect from a deadbeat, you’ll stand a better chance of winning if his or her name appears on the lease.