Can you take a rental home if you own a home?

Questioner

My ex and I own a home, I would like to move into a rental home. Is this allowed? He will continue to live in our own home and I will live in a rental home. Will anything change in the mortgage for me? Or the rights to the house? Are there any special circumstances that I need to take into account?

Lawyer

You can claim a portion from your ex-husband for the use of half of the house. However, you also have half of the costs and the fixed charges such as building insurance. I think that a landlord, given these charges, may not offer you a rental house. Even if you are formally allowed to live independently.

Lawyer

As an addition, it is also good to know that you are entitled to mortgage interest deduction for a maximum of 2 years after departure.