Legal Advice on Rental Problems after Divorce

Questioner

My ex needs a home after our divorce. He works full-time, has a permanent job and does not have to pay alimony. We leave the home undivided so that I can stay here with the children. I can easily pay for that with my income, but unfortunately I cannot take over the mortgage. We can prove with statements and documentation that there are absolutely no financial problems and we have an excellent payment history. Finding a (private) rental home for my ex, however, appears to be a major problem. Because he remains personally liable for the purchased home, landlords make all kinds of impossible demands. For example, paying the rent for a home 12!!! months in advance. Is that allowed?

Lawyer

Yes, that is what is called freedom of contract, strange requirements are found in tenancy law. And because of the scarcity on the rental market, you are at the mercy of the gods. One solution is to declare that you will take on the full burden of the mortgage for a certain period of time. As an addendum to the covenant.

Questioner

The covenant already states that I will do this for the next 5 years. We also submitted the document as an attachment to the documents that were required for the registration, but it seems that the brokers are not really prepared to actually read the documents.