Does anyone know if you can sue both the resident (Student) and guarantor (parent) for failure to pay rent?

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Guest Insider

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1 year 1 day ago #642370 by Guest Insider

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Hi
I have a student property in VA. Does anyone know if you can sue both the resident
(Student)and guarantor(parent) for failure to pay rent?
Thanks

1 year 1 day ago #642370 by Guest Insider

Caroline McDermott Ivory

1 year 1 day ago #642371 by Caroline McDermott Ivory

Replied by Caroline McDermott Ivory on topic Re: Does anyone know if you can sue both the resident (Student) and guarantor (parent) for failure to pay rent?

Yes of course

1 year 1 day ago #642371 by Caroline McDermott Ivory

Michael Baldwin

1 year 1 day ago #642372 by Michael Baldwin

Replied by Michael Baldwin on topic Re: Does anyone know if you can sue both the resident (Student) and guarantor (parent) for failure to pay rent?

Yes. That's what the Gaurantor promised by signing

1 year 1 day ago #642372 by Michael Baldwin

Megan Goodmundson

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1 year 1 day ago #642373 by Megan Goodmundson

Replied by Megan Goodmundson on topic Re: Does anyone know if you can sue both the resident (Student) and guarantor (parent) for failure to pay rent?

Yes. Thats the purpose of the guarantor.

1 year 1 day ago #642373 by Megan Goodmundson

Hasmukh Shah

1 year 1 day ago #642374 by Hasmukh Shah

Replied by Hasmukh Shah on topic Re: Does anyone know if you can sue both the resident (Student) and guarantor (parent) for failure to pay rent?

I would sue the student first to keep it very clean. Get a judgement and than send a copy to parent/Gaurantor. If i sue both it may become cluttered in court.
Sueing student first keeps it clean. Than having to sue gaurtor later is easy. If you do it yourself. If u use attys. Sue both together to save on costs pleaee

1 year 1 day ago #642374 by Hasmukh Shah

Vicki Hurley

1 year 1 day ago #642375 by Vicki Hurley

Replied by Vicki Hurley on topic Re: Does anyone know if you can sue both the resident (Student) and guarantor (parent) for failure to pay rent?

I was told no years ago. I decided to then have them as a lease holder and that made all the difference. But now days I’m unsure. If you call Senex Law they can tell you.

1 year 1 day ago #642375 by Vicki Hurley

Christine Allen

1 year 1 day ago #642376 by Christine Allen

Replied by Christine Allen on topic Re: Does anyone know if you can sue both the resident (Student) and guarantor (parent) for failure to pay rent?

Explain to the guarantor that it will go on their credit and see if they will pay before sending to collections. They may just not want to pay because they had an agreement and the child has not done their part.

1 year 1 day ago #642376 by Christine Allen

Tonya Richardson

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1 year 1 day ago #642377 by Tonya Richardson

Replied by Tonya Richardson on topic Re: Does anyone know if you can sue both the resident (Student) and guarantor (parent) for failure to pay rent?

Of course.

1 year 1 day ago #642377 by Tonya Richardson

Mike Powers

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1 year 1 day ago #642378 by Mike Powers

Replied by Mike Powers on topic Re: Does anyone know if you can sue both the resident (Student) and guarantor (parent) for failure to pay rent?

If I recall, a guarantor is a higher obligation.
When you sue and win, if primary fails to pay, guarantor owns the debt with zero recourse.

1 year 1 day ago #642378 by Mike Powers

Brittany Stroud

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1 year 1 day ago #642379 by Brittany Stroud

Replied by Brittany Stroud on topic Re: Does anyone know if you can sue both the resident (Student) and guarantor (parent) for failure to pay rent?

Sure can

1 year 1 day ago #642379 by Brittany Stroud

Jim Puccio , ARM, CAM

11 months 2 weeks ago #642483 by Jim Puccio , ARM, CAM

Replied by Jim Puccio , ARM, CAM on topic Does anyone know if you can sue both the resident (Student) and guarantor (parent) for failure to pay rent?

Yes, Absolutely. That’s the entire point of a co-signer. They are fully just as responsible for the rent amount as the leaseholder. You sue BOTH for the entire amount.

11 months 2 weeks ago #642483 by Jim Puccio , ARM, CAM