I moved into a condo 1 month ago and have the paper work saying price of rent. It is my wife and I living here but my dad needs to move in from Oregon for a month or two. I called my landlord and he said okay for him to move in but he wants to charge me 200.00 more per month. I can get a bedroom condo in this same area for less than 100.00 per month so if worst comes to worst I am just going to rent from another person and get a 2 bedroom... Anyone know my rights? I really need some help with this.... Thanks alot!
2006-09-08 18:47:12 · 13 answers · asked by jimmy h 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
also i am in California... just incase if it depends on state laws
2006-09-08 18:50:22 · update #1
Unless otherwise stipulated in the lease,I'm sorry but he can.I think you can still down load the landlord tenent act free from law guru.www.lawguru.com
2006-09-08 18:50:59 · answer #1 · answered by foreversmilingirish 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read the entire lease. Does it say others can't stay without approval of manager? Does it say he can charge more for more people? If you can't find a clause that might remotely allow him to do this, then I am sure there is a clause allowing him to raise the rent with notice, he is required to give a minimum 30 day notice before raising the rent. If there is a clause allowing him to charge for extra people then he probably doesn't need to give notice, when the person moves i rent goes up. If you are not familiar with reading contracts talk to a lawyer. You can also look up landlord tenant act online. Regardless of what the lease says it sounds like the landlord is kind of anal charging for your father to live with you for a temporary period. You can't move out if you have a lease without coming up with an agreement with the landlord, or you would be responsible for the rent till he found new tenants for the apartment, as long as he actively tried to rerent it anyway. You may also have a clause in the lease allowing you to leave early for a lump sum, if you are desperate to find a better landlord. Everyone should carefully read a lease or any contract in it's entirety before signing it. Allowing someone to skim through it with you like lanndlords and many others do deprives you of knowing your rights before hand, and once signed a contract of any kind is legally binding and you must live up to your end even if you did not read it. Never sign a contract you don't fully read or understand.
2006-09-08 18:52:39 · answer #2 · answered by Wilkow Conservative 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean by "paper work saying price of rent"? Is there a lease as you say? Are there restrictions regarding number of occupants? Is there "paperwork" separate from a lease but incorporated in it?
It is virtually unheard of for a landlord to make a surcharge on the basis of a one-month visitor. Whether he can depends on the lease and on any incorporated "tenant regulation".
Perhaps you are in a month-to-month tenancy pending signing of a lease. In that case you may not be able to prevent a rent hike. But without a lease you can move out on 30 days' notice.
2006-09-08 20:38:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Look in your clause.
Just like if were getting a new roommate, you would be charged for more occupancy in a motel.
If you are under contract and lease, chances are, if you move, and your tenancy is not up yet, you would still be obligated to cover for the time you were not in there.
Your rent price is based on two living in the home.
Does your contract give specifics about others moving in?
If not, then you may be able to fight your landlord because if it ain't in writing, it don't exist.
2006-09-08 18:53:01 · answer #4 · answered by Honesty is the best policy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
im no lawyer but i think that is some kind of violation of a contracted signed by all involved, you, your wife and landlord, most likely stating that the payee must pay the landlord $XXX.xx amount for rent of the property. If the contract says that you have to pay per person then the landlord is right but then the contract must be renewed to fit the circumstances, BUT... if the contract does not state anything about paying per person, then there is no limit on how many can live with you. so you only pay rent on the PROPERTY not per person. SO IT IS MOSTLY ABOUT WHAT THE CONTRACT STATES, SO MAKE SURE YOU READ THE CONTACT TO SEE IF YOU HAVE TO PAY PER PERSON OR FOR THE PROPERTY.
2006-09-08 19:04:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i DONOT KNOW WHAT STATE YOUR IN BUT AS A LANDLORD,IF YOU SIGHNED A LEASE FOR A YEAR AND THE YEAR IS NOT UP THEN I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT HE CAN NOT RAISE THE RENT. IF YOU BREAK THE LEASE AND IT STATES HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE TO BE LIVING THERE THEN HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO RAISE THE RENT. CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL HOUSEING DEPT . GOOD LUCK.
2006-09-08 18:53:47 · answer #6 · answered by macki4 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check the terms of the lease.
It also depends on what city you live in; different cities have different regulations as to how much rent can increase.
2006-09-08 18:58:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Check your lease to say that the landlord can charge extra for any extra people.... If there is clause stating so then you have no leg to stand on... But if it is not there then I would ask a lawyer or legal aid...........
2006-09-08 18:54:40 · answer #8 · answered by mysticideas 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are changing the lease by adding someone to it, therefore he is increasing the rent.
It sounds a little shady, but I don't see it being against the law.
2006-09-08 18:53:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
call a lawyer, and find out how the laws are set up. contract laws renter and rentor laws all are very complex and will vary greatly from state to state, and in some areas, city to city.
2006-09-08 18:53:27 · answer #10 · answered by de bossy one 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋