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Income Related Rent debt : Contents

Table of Income Related Rent debt liability

Client situation

Income Related Rent debt created

Liability for Income Related Rent debt

Couple

Only one signed the tenancy agreement and the partner is an applicable person.

Debt created

Only the signatory is liable for the Income Related Rent debt

Joint tenants

All parties signed the tenancy agreement and then one is removed from the tenancy agreement at a later stage.

Debt created while all on the tenancy agreement

All tenants are liable for the Income Related Rent debt

Debt created after one of the tenants is removed from the tenancy agreement:

  • Debt period during joint tenancy

All tenants are liable for the Income Related Rent debt

Debt created after one of the tenants is removed from the tenancy agreement:

  • Debt period does not include joint tenancy

Only the person who is still a signatory to the tenancy agreement is liable for the Income Related Rent debt

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A signatory is a person who signs the tenancy agreement. They are also referred to as the "tenant".

The only people who have security of tenure at the property are the signatories. Any other people living at the property have no rights to the tenancy.

An applicable person is:

and