I moved into a duplex house that I have to split my utilities (water only) with. My neighbors have told my landlord that I havr had a man living with me since I moved into the house three months ago. I have tried to explain to him that my boyfriend does spend the night occasionally, but he does not spend enough time at my home to consider that he lives with me. He has asked for the identity of my boyfriend and I refuse to give it to him. He has gone as far as sending me a certified letter saying he is bringing the police to my house for a visual inspection and that if I don't reveal my boyfriends id he will be evicting me. I have tried to reason with this man but he is hell bent on putting me out. My boyfriend has his own place and has even offered to show my landlord his lease, but the landlord will not comply. I feel as though he is using this as retaliation for what he feels as me not being honest with him and the fact that my lease states he can evict me without cause. help!!!!!!!!
2007-01-19 01:41:20 · 3 answers · asked by nita23 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
He can't evict you without cause, but he can give you a 30 notice to move. The eviction would show on your credit report. You don't want that.
If you have offered to show your boyfriends lease agreement what's the difference than telling him your boyfrn. identity. Is there any reason that just having his name is not satisfactory?
You probably should offer to pay an adjustment on the water. If there is only one person below. Otherwise if there are two or more below, then I would point that out as in their favor you just having an occasional guest, or regular guest.
But if you think that they are standing on some moral or racial divide. Then contact the local HUD office. They handle discrimination charges. This is a very serious offense. You may be a near victim of marital discrimination, racial discrimination, and the all popular gender discrimination. If you think this is more the problem, then get very vocal about your rights and your intention to assert them fully.
Call a local property management co and tell them the short version and get their take on it. People will be willing to give you a few minutes for free.
www.hud.gov
They are there for you!
2007-01-19 02:13:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the rental agreement.
It should address guests and how many days they can stay at any one time. 7 days/nights is common as you might have a relative over for the holidays, etc.
Your rental agreement will also indicate what sort fo notice your landlord has to provide for a visit. Assume that landlords are allowed to visit subject to notice.
Your landlord can only evict based on specific criteria. If you are on a month to month contract then the landlord has to provide a months notice (check the contract for the real details). if the lease is for a specific number of months then the landlord can not evict without cause. He has to prove there is a cause.
It might help your ability to negotiate if you clearly review the contract and then talk him through his own contract. I would not expect any part of the contract saying you have to provide the ID of a guest. The landlord does have the right to know the name of someone who lives there in excess of what is allowed for a guest.
You do seem to have a bit of an issue with the neighbors. It might help if you speak with them and educate them as to the rental contract details. They might not know that you are within your rights and they would likely then stop reporting the visits. If they honestly did not know and now admit that they made a mistake that can go a long way to undermining any action from the landlord.
Note that you might not want to deal with this landlord. After it is made clear that he is wrong offer to move out if he pays you a large sum to cover the hassle. He can get his place back if he pays up or he can live by his own contract.
2007-01-19 10:20:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he can evict you without cause, then there's not a lot you can do.
On the flipside, if your boyfriend hasn't officially moved in with you then the landlord doesn't have a lot of ground to stand on in terms of breaking the lease - your boyfriend is a guest. You are allowed to have guests stay over, right?
If he persists, you might consider finding a lawyer.
2007-01-19 09:49:51 · answer #3 · answered by Brian L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋