Originally Posted by
CalItalian
Has to be in the same household (address) is what I have been told for spouses/domestic partners. They don't have to be added to the contract.
Bringing any kind of documentation might help you as an agent can override most anything.
"Hertz’s website says it exempts unmarried partners who permanently reside together at the same address and who are members of its loyalty program, and Avis’s website says it exempts life partners. But representatives at locations for those companies said that only spouses could be added as additional drivers for free. Enterprise said it verified spouses and domestic partners by matching the addresses on the driver’s licenses."
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/24/u...ental-law.html
Do you mean for Hertz the address has to be the same as spouse?
When you rent a vehicle from Hertz under the Rental Qualifications and Requirements it states the following. It doesn't seem like spouse has to have the same address from my reading unless I missed something.
Acceptable Authorized Operators age 25 and older are automatically covered on the Rental Agreement.
Authorized Operators are:
- The employer, employee or fellow employee of renter on company business, (when booking includes company Corporate Discount Number).
- The renter's spouse* for rentals that originate in California or Iowa.
-The renter’s spouse or domestic partner** if the renter is a loyalty member of Hertz Gold Plus Rewards (all tiers)
- Authorized Operators do not have to be present at time of rental.
- There are no fees for Authorized Operators.
*A spouse is defined as persons in a legally recognized marriage, same sex marriage and partners in legally recognized civil unions.
** A domestic partner is defined as an unmarried partner of the same or opposite sex (not a relative) who permanently resides as part of the same family unit, at the same address as the renter, as validated by the address on the driver's license.