Tenants and Individual Lease Agreements

[Kyle Rountree]

I just bought a 4 family in my hometown, and the tenants in a couple of units are asking for lease agreements that has only their name on them in order to submit it to the government for welfare assistance even though there are multiple people on the original and signed lease. They showed where the previous landlord did this for them, but I'm a little uneasy about doing it. Seems like manipulation of documentation for fraudulent assistance.

Would I be right declining to do this or am I looking to far into the request? I would be okay with providing an unsigned version but they want me to sign it as well.