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When living in a home that isn't yours, one expense that should not be your responsibility is anything to do with renovations. This was the basis of a predicament that one woman found herself in after moving in with her boyfriend.
The house that they lived in was a fixer-upper that he had bought with the hopes of eventually selling or renting it. As they were in the middle of renovating, the building only had the most basic of amenities that they had to work with.
Although she was already paying half of the mortgage and bills, her boyfriend got upset at her, as he felt she wasn't contributing enough to the ongoing renovations. He specified that he thought she should be helping to pay for them, which she disagreed with. She wanted to know if she was the unreasonable one.
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My boyfriend expects me to pay for renovations on his home?
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35-year-old has partner move into his fixer-upper, demands she pay for renovations when she already contributes mortgage and bills: 'He feels like I'm not helping out'
Paying a mortgage that doesn't have your name on it is rarely a wise idea.
It's one thing when a tenant is paying a landlord, and their financial situation means that they have no choice but to rent. When it comes to relationships, though, it is important to really think things through and consider whether helping to pay for somebody else's property is in your best interests. If worst comes to worst and you are no longer welcome there, you may not have as many legal rights as you would as a tenant.
Still, wanting to live with your partner in a house that they actually own is understandable, especially at this time when many people don't even dare to dream about affording a property. It is nice to feel a part of one of those things that is considered a significant adult milestone. Nonetheless, this can only be considered a true step up if both people in the relationship are on the paperwork. It is not particularly fair to expect somebody to contribute financially but not give them the benefit of any legal confirmation. There is a lot that could end up going very wrong, very quickly.
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