Renter asking to add another person on the lease

[Sohil Shah]

Have a renter who already signed the lease. Now she wants to add the another person on the lease who is staying in the house with her. Is this a red flag and how do I handle this?

The lease was approved in her name.

She also said that she will turn on the utilities in the other persons name because That is how they are splitting the cost between them. Which I feel like this is not a problem, please correct me if I’m wrong.

The renter needs to have renter insurance and correct me if I am wrong but the person who is on the lease needs to have it in there name correct? Or whoever is staying with them in the house they all have to be on the insurance policy?

Does anyone see any issues with this? Or is this normal?

My concern is that If I add the other person on the lease and let’s say They don’t pay rent because one person lost there job and the other one didn’t. The person with the job can say I will only pay half the rent the other half is owed by the other person?

Never had to deal with issue before.

Thanks