By Ryan McKeen
I get this call every so often and I feel bad.
It usually goes something like this: I moved out when I was 19. Later that year Mom got evicted. I was not living there at the time. Now I’m 22 and the eviction is showing up on my credit and I can’t get an apartment or a car loan. Help!
This situation is pretty common because Connecticut housing law requires adult children who reside at the premises to be named as defendants in an eviction action. Landlords are thus compelled to name everyone who could reside at the premises as a defendant.
This post does not deal with what to do after the fact. In a situation like this it’s best that the child notify the landlord in writing that she no longer resides at the premises. And if the adult child learns of an eviction action it’s best that she immediately contacts an attorney.
Doing so is prudent.