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.
The next day, Andrei downloaded a template from a legal site. He typed: act aditional la contractul de inchiriere
“Let’s do it properly,” he said. “We’ll make an act adițional .” Three months later, the mother-in-law fell and broke her hip
Andrei, now seeing the bigger picture, drafted a new act adițional : The Ionescus asked Andrei to modify the contract
The original contract had a “force majeure” clause, but medical emergency wasn’t listed. Without an act adițional explicitly stating that a family health crisis allowed early termination, the Ionescus would lose their deposit (€900) and owe two months’ rent.
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?”