Three months later, the mother-in-law fell and broke her hip. She needed a wheelchair ramp at the building entrance. The building association refused. The Ionescus asked Andrei to modify the contract to allow them to break it without penalty.

He signed it. The Ionescus moved out in April, clean and grateful. The cat had scratched nothing. The mother-in-law went to a specialized care facility.

In November, Mrs. Ionescu called Andrei. Her voice was hesitant. “Mr. Andrei, we have a problem. My mother-in-law is coming to live with us. She’s 72, she has nowhere else to go. Can we add her to the lease?”

Andrei’s first instinct was no . More people meant more wear and tear, higher utility bills, potential noise complaints from neighbors. But he also remembered his own grandmother, alone in a village after his parents moved to Italy.

Andrei owned a two-bedroom apartment in Bucharest’s Drumul Taberei neighborhood. For three years, he had rented it to the Ionescu family—mother, father, and a little girl named Sofia. The contract was standard: €450 per month, utilities separate, no pets, no subletting. Both parties had signed it with a handshake and a photocopy of their IDs.

The next day, Andrei downloaded a template from a legal site. He typed:

Act Aditional La Contractul De Inchiriere [better] May 2026

Three months later, the mother-in-law fell and broke her hip. She needed a wheelchair ramp at the building entrance. The building association refused. The Ionescus asked Andrei to modify the contract to allow them to break it without penalty.

He signed it. The Ionescus moved out in April, clean and grateful. The cat had scratched nothing. The mother-in-law went to a specialized care facility. act aditional la contractul de inchiriere

In November, Mrs. Ionescu called Andrei. Her voice was hesitant. “Mr. Andrei, we have a problem. My mother-in-law is coming to live with us. She’s 72, she has nowhere else to go. Can we add her to the lease?” Three months later, the mother-in-law fell and broke her hip

Andrei’s first instinct was no . More people meant more wear and tear, higher utility bills, potential noise complaints from neighbors. But he also remembered his own grandmother, alone in a village after his parents moved to Italy. The Ionescus asked Andrei to modify the contract

Andrei owned a two-bedroom apartment in Bucharest’s Drumul Taberei neighborhood. For three years, he had rented it to the Ionescu family—mother, father, and a little girl named Sofia. The contract was standard: €450 per month, utilities separate, no pets, no subletting. Both parties had signed it with a handshake and a photocopy of their IDs.

The next day, Andrei downloaded a template from a legal site. He typed: