Collection agency able to collect from occupant?

[lukegotswag]

Hey guys. Question to help out the neighbor today. So in attempting to help her with her credit woes, she gave me some detail on a collection on the report and I figured I would dig for insight. The collection is for a broken lease at an apartment that she shared with her now Ex husband. The lease was in the ex husband's name... meaning he was the only APPLICANT, however, she had to be listed on the lease due to occupying the space. She never paid an application fee, had the credit ran or anything in order to do this. With the parties collecting on this lease, does it exclude her from being liable since she was on the lease but only due to being occupant. I could not find much information on this on the general internet so figured i'd see what our experts say. Thanks in advance for your help guys.

[inthematrix]

Did she sign the lease?

[Sandscrit]

What state?

[lukegotswag]

Georgia... I have to ask her if she had to sign anything or if her name was simply listed on the lease.

[Sandscrit]

Georgia... I have to ask her if she had to sign anything or if her name was simply listed on the lease.

Let us know if she did co-sign the lease.

[lukegotswag]

She said she does not believe that she co-signed the lease because when she originally attempted to move into the place, her credentials were not strong enough. She stated that the ex-husband applied seperately from her and was able to obtain the residence and they had already been in the lease. She stated that some time later, she was told she would have to be put on the lease due to residing there. She says that she had to sign something, however, it was not the application process that she was familiar with.

[Chupacabras]

She said she does not believe that she co-signed the lease because when she originally attempted to move into the place, her credentials were not strong enough. She stated that the ex-husband applied seperately from her and was able to obtain the residence and they had already been in the lease. She stated that some time later, she was told she would have to be put on the lease due to residing there. She says that she had to sign something, however, it was not the application process that she was familiar with.

Sounds like she probably signed the lease. I can't think of anything else they'd make her sign.