Yeah the obvious thing in this that stood out to me was that if things go wrong the lease is in your name. This means two things. Number 1: You're shafted if he

Yeah the obvious thing in this that stood out to me was that if things go wrong the lease is in your name. This means two things. Number 1: You're shafted if he leaves. But Number 2: Technically you're leasing the apartment not him, so you can just turf him out and keep the apartment for yourself if you were motivated enough.