Tenant Wants to Bring in Girlfriend
So I have a tenant, the tenant has been living here for more then ten years. About a week ago, the tenant informed us that they were going to bring in a girlfriend. Legally she is allowed to bring in the girlfriend. The tenant is paying way under market value for the apartment. I approached…
So I have a tenant, the tenant has been living here for more then ten years. About a week ago, the tenant informed us that they were going to bring in a girlfriend. Legally she is allowed to bring in the girlfriend. The tenant is paying way under market value for the apartment. I approached the tenant about including the girlfriend on the lease. The tenant is not willing to include the girlfriend on the lease. Personally as the landlord, I do not believe it is fair. That another person is allowed to move into the apartment without any rent increase. There will be an increase in cost to me. How do u folks feel about it.
They’ll probably be showering together, so expect no increase in water. And im sure they’ll eat and watch TV together too. Unless they get into a fight, THEN LOOOOKOUT!!
So basically…you as a landlord are hating on your over 10 year tenant because they “might” split the rent? Really? I think you sound absolutely bananas and need some business.
somehow i don’t think this is really about an increase in cost. i think you should get over it.
“With respect to reducing the rent if a roommate moves out.. I’ve done that too.”
Ha – well then you are a saint!
A “partner” on the lease could stay on if the two broke up and one moved. If not on the lease, at least the landlord would then have the decision to make as to whether to find a new tenant entirely, or switch the lease over…
With respect to reducing the rent if a roommate moves out.. I’ve done that too.
Interesting re the “no restriction on roommates”. I know a few landlords who have gone to court and won evictions based on the roommate.
Maybe they used other means to get around it. One was in Connecticut (don’t know the law there). A long time tenants troubled daughter came back to live with her and created issues for everyone in the building.
@UnprotectedWrecks – you unfairly steal our girls!!!
🙂 to be serious. I think there is a difference between a partner and roommate. Partner would be part of the “tenant’s family” and would move out at the same time. Roommate can stick there after the tenant moves out and will create more headache to the LL.
dh, what’s amazing is how many people decide to be landlords in this super-regulated market, without bothering to know the first thing about it. No wonder the tenant-landlord courts are so busy.
It’s amazing how landlords think just because something is on a signed lease, its legal.