Should I be worried? Spouse not on apartment lease
My wife and I found a great apartment that we really like about a month ago. I went by myself to submit the application papers from both of us. When they ran credit checks on both of us, it turns out my wife didn't pass it- apparently her car loan that she paid on time and in full was sent to collection by a stupid mistake of the lending institution, and so her credit is now in really bad shape. So, the lease agent for the apartment said "Here, I'll just run the lease application on your name only". So I apply for the lease under only my name, was approved, quickly glanced over the lease, signed the 1 year lease, and never thought much about it until today. Our move in date is this Friday.
Today, for some reason, I read over the lease agreement again, and in one section it says the following:
"The apartment is leased to the resident for occupancy solely by 1 adult, consisting of (My name).... in the event of any change of occupancy, the new occupant must complete application, approved from management, and new or amended lease agreement must be signed by the parties..."
I've never thought twice about it because it was the lease agent who recommended that I sign the lease under my name only. But today I went to their office for some other matter, and found out that the lease agent who signed my lease wasn't there anymore. I was told that he left the position to go back to school. It got me thinking, and and now I'm worried that when my wife and I move into the apartment, technically we'd be in violation of the terms of the lease, and whoever's in charge now may not be as flexible as the guy who signed my lease.
My wife currently put in a dispute claim to fix the error on her credit report, but I'm guessing it'll take some time. What do you think I should do in this case? Should I 1) go talk to the new manager tomorrow and explain the situation? or 2) not say anything and just move in? If I do 1) I'm worried that the new manager might make my wife apply again which she won't pass as her credit isn't fixed yet, and may evict me for violating the terms of the lease. If I do 2) they may find out later and also evict me. My wife says it's not a big deal so let's just move in without saying anything.. but I'm quite worried..
Today, for some reason, I read over the lease agreement again, and in one section it says the following:
"The apartment is leased to the resident for occupancy solely by 1 adult, consisting of (My name).... in the event of any change of occupancy, the new occupant must complete application, approved from management, and new or amended lease agreement must be signed by the parties..."
I've never thought twice about it because it was the lease agent who recommended that I sign the lease under my name only. But today I went to their office for some other matter, and found out that the lease agent who signed my lease wasn't there anymore. I was told that he left the position to go back to school. It got me thinking, and and now I'm worried that when my wife and I move into the apartment, technically we'd be in violation of the terms of the lease, and whoever's in charge now may not be as flexible as the guy who signed my lease.
My wife currently put in a dispute claim to fix the error on her credit report, but I'm guessing it'll take some time. What do you think I should do in this case? Should I 1) go talk to the new manager tomorrow and explain the situation? or 2) not say anything and just move in? If I do 1) I'm worried that the new manager might make my wife apply again which she won't pass as her credit isn't fixed yet, and may evict me for violating the terms of the lease. If I do 2) they may find out later and also evict me. My wife says it's not a big deal so let's just move in without saying anything.. but I'm quite worried..
