Is it legal to have sleepovers in my apartment?

Question

My doughters Boyfriend,and my Sons girlfriend sleep in my three bedroom apartment for two nights a week,my landlord says it is illegal. Is he right?

Answer 1

Depends on the lease agreement. If there is no lease then there is no agreement. So then it isn't illegal.

Answer 2

Illegal means it breaks the law. A law that applies to all in the community. Hence there would have to be a published statue spelling out the details. Ask the landlord to show you or otherwise cite the details so you can look it up.

Then there is your rental agreement and what it says. Read it and see what is says. Note that if something in it is not legal it can not be enforced.

When I was renting property in CA it was legal to limit the number of people living in 1 home to no more than 2 people per bedroom. There was a specific law and all rental contracts has to follow the regulation. A landlord could not specify a smaller number of people could live in a home.

Landlords will say a lot of things are illegal when many times they do not know. Other times the landlord has really done their homework and they know the regulations. Time for you to find out.

There might be a city wide service that helps tenants. If not check at the state level. Use the web and read carefully.

Note there are likely rules about visitors. Normally the visitor or guest is allowed to stay for a number of consecutive nights before they would have to be put on the lease.

Answer 3

Most states only allow "guests" to stay at the apartment no more than 14 days per month, for a limit of 2 days consecutively, without that person being added as an occupant on the lease contract.

The reason for this is, most apartment communities run criminal reports on all people over the age of 18, the management can't take the responsibility for you having someone stay with you that could or could not have a criminal record that isn't acceptable. Therefore if anyone is staying in the community for longer periods of time, the management company has a responsibility to their other residents to run that person's criminal report as well.

I suggest you add this person as an occupant on the lease contract, so that the management team can run his criminal report, then once it comes back that he isn't a criminal, then the management team will have no problem with him coming as going as he pleases.

It is very difficult to prove that he only stays for the short time you have stated, therefore, it would be best to add him as an occupant.

Answer 4

You will need to read your lease for an answer to this question.

Generally, there are occupancy restrictions written into the lease.

However, this generally is construed to mean permanent residents, not the occasional night of.. um.. intimacy.

Normally, the rule of thumb is two persons per bedroom.

Answer 5

I don't know where you live, or what laws pertain to this. Although I am certaintly not an expert, I seriously doubt that it is illegal for you to have people in your own apartment which you are paying for. If he continues to bother you, seek legal advice.

Answer 6

No. He is not right.

You may have over night guests at your place. However, most of the time landlords have you sign something that says you won't have any over night guest for more than a certain amount of time, it's usually two weeks.

Answer 7

you can have people spend the night over but not on a regular basis. That is considered living there. My suggestion is have then do it everyother week. It they are doing it everyweek then it is like they are living there.

Answer 8

I HIGHLY doubt it... like health-code-wise..Technically it's 2 peopel to a bedroom.. Maybe he wants them on the lease.

Answer 9

Well co-habitation is not legal but many people do it. It appears he does not like that kind of thing so it would be best not to have them do it. He may choose not to renew your lease if you do.

Answer 10

I'd assume it depends on the terms of your lease or local fire code regulations.