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I just spoke with the woman who answers the phones for my building (I have no idea who she is and have never met or spoken to the owner–I rented the apartment through a rental agent), who is about as unfriendly as they come. She claims I cannot add anyone to my lease. And then she hung up on me! I’m about to resign for a second year, and my boyfriend is moving in, so obviously he’d like to be on the lease and have record of having lived there for his credit score, etc., but the receptionist claims it’s policy that no one can be added to a lease. What if a single tenant gets married? I don’t understand the policy. Has anyone ever heard of this kind of thing?

Also, assuming I sign this lease alone, my boyfriend and I might want to get out of there before the lease is up so that we can sign one together. What usually happens when you break a lease?