Two leases with same tenant

[Ben Wenger]

I had a tenant ask if I would device their lease into to leases?  Basically he's trying to get rent assistance and my the rent is to high for him to qualify. So he is asking that I sign two leases with him. One for $750 and one for $175 toake up the total $925 monthly rent.  That way he can take the $750 lease to them and get funding assistance.  I'm am open to any thoughts or problems you see with this ?

[Jeff B.]

You got to be kidding.  You should have a clause at the bottom of the lease:

• The agreement supersedes all prior agreements.

You can NEVER have two concurrent agreements for the same property.  ANY flaw will invalidate BOTH.

Sounds like a section 8 and there's still one agreement with full rent.