You should check the laws in your area first. If you sign a lease, you have entered into an agreement and can be bound in it for the amount of time required by law, even if you do not move in. The landlord can possibly make a claim in small claims court against you if you do not pay.
If you signed, the lease is binding. You don't have to move in, but you do have to pay the rent. The landlord has an obligation to try to rent the place, but until he does, you have to pay.
Due on the day you sign the agreement.
No, you cannot be charged "rent" until you sign the lease and begin occupying the structure. Once you have signed the lease & have began occupying the unit, you will begin incurring rent.
In most states if you accept an apartment, move in it, and pay the rent, it is an agreement to the acceptance of the terms and conditions on the lease, whether signed or not. If the landlord gives you the keys and accepts the rent, it is an agreement on his part of the terms and conditions, whether signed or not.
No, but they are a tenant if they paid rent.
Your rent cannot be raised during the term of your lease. If you're applying for tenancy and the rent is raised, then the unit is being offered at that rate. You can accept it as such, perhaps negotiate with the landlord to lower the rent to which you will sign the lease, or refuse to sign and cancel your tenancy offer.
You question isn't clear. If you did not sign a lease, but did pay rent, you are a tenant, and can be given a Notice-to-Quit. If you never paid rent, you are a trespasser, and can be removed by the police, with no notice.
If his name is on the lease AND you are on it you are BOTH responsible for the rent, however, if you sign off on it then it is HIS responsiblity.
Usually, any/all adults living in leased apartments are obligated to sign the lease. The lease specifies how many adults are living in the residence ... it is their right to know - they are, after all, the owners or managers.
He could if you lived there those days.
If you are renting a house, apartment, or business location, you will need to sign a lease form. This serves as a contract between you and the landlord that you will pay a certain amount of rent and you both will abide by the terms set out in the lease.
You must be 18 to sign a contract, which includes a rent or lease agreement.