Can my landlord tell me who can spend the night at my house I rent from him?

Question

I am an adult woman in my 30's renting a house in Oklahoma. A couple days ago my landlord asked if my boyfriend spends the night. I told him that on occassion he does. My landlord replied that is not allowed. No where in my lease does it state I cannot have overnight guests. He does not live there, he has his own place, but sometimes he does spend the night. I pay all the utilities in the house. Does anyone know if my landlord has the right to tell me who can and cannot spend the night? My boyfriend and I are thinking of him moving in and at that time I would like his name added to the lease. What should I tell my landlord? I have this one man spend the night, I don't have a revolving door and allow several different men into my house. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Depends on your state (I'm not personally familiar with OK law).

However, in most places, "occasional" overnight guests are allowed, as long as you are fully responsible for their actions.

The definition of "occasional" varies, but 1-2 nights (or more) a week, say, typically does not qualify.

You lease should spell out the policy on guests. Otherwise, it defaults to the state rental law.

That said, the type of location may matter. If you are renting a room in someone's house, the landlord can put more restrictions on behaviors (including guests) than if it was a apartment complex.

Ask your landlord to amend your lease with the OK statute on overnight guests.

Answer 2

Read the lease if there is no clause you might feel easier to move where your boyfriend lives. Since you have told your landlord how you feel and he has told you how he feels your mutual disagreement is really going to end up being his call. He will find something else to break the lease if you get the guy to move in with you. No matter how much you hate it, he still owns the property you only rent it.

Answer 3

Your landlord can not legally tell you who can spend the night. You violate your lease when someone is living with you who is not on the lease. In your situation it's almost as though he's saying you're not allowed to have a "guest" stay over. Tell your landlord to read the lease he created and signed then explain to him, nicely, that he's violating his own lease by changing the rules without written consent.

Answer 4

If it isn't in the lease then he can't tell you if you can have guests overnight. I would contact the city you live in and get a copy of tenants rights. If I were you I would find some other place to live with your boyfriend. If the landlord is giving you grief over such a small issue, you never know what will happen next..

Answer 5

Try asking your question at www.oklaw.org. Also, check with the Oklahoma Fair Housing Authority. Since you are renting you really must get a copy of the Landlord and Tenants Act. It is available online. Just yahoo search it.

Answer 6

If its not in the lease , she cant tell you what you do. As long as you are not breaking the law.

I actually had the same problem with my landlord. He was telling me I could NOT have guests come in and out after a certain time. But I told him to stick it , and there was nothing he could do. Except he didnt let me renew my lease the next year, but that didnt matter to me anyway.

Answer 7

No he can not usually there is a law as to how long you can have company in a row ...
check your local rental society ...
But no a landlord can not tell you who can spend the night in your rented home, he can object and has to give good cause.

But no in legal terms he can not since you checked your contract and it said nothing of the kind ... gently advise him that he has no leagl standings to forbid overnight company and that you abaid by your state laws, now make sure there arent any old Laws that forbid unwed you know what ...sorry but the states still have laws way outdated. Otherwise tell him kindly to give you a leagl logical reason if he can not to leave you alone as this is interfearing with your personal rights and you consider it as an intrussion into your privat life if he is spying behind your comeing and going ... which can be illegal as it could be considered stalking in a minor case depending on your state laws.

regards Join

Answer 8

first and best you may desire to check the hire, if silent then the owner can no longer upload further words to the hire throughout its term, if the hire addresses the priority then notably in all risk such clause would be enforceable, yet remember purely simply by fact a clause is interior the settlement does no longer equate to the courts imposing such clause if the decide feels it violates public inertest, on your case complicated to tell in case you violated the hire clause would a decide discover it a fabric breach, or the decide would desire to discover the clause is unreasonable based upon the fact a hire is the temporary circulate of particular assets rights from the owner to the tenant and one undemanding good is to have quest circulate to, or the decide can say you settle to the words of the hire and the clause is a factor of the hire

Answer 9

he is full of ****, if you are paying, then it is YOUR appartment, unless you signed some contract saying no one can stay with you... just leave the lease in your name, rather than going through work just so you can have your names together on something that really doesn't matter. and then if he is still a prick, consider finding a different appartment without a landlord who's just out to F$%^ you

Answer 10

As long as its not in the lease, and not some strange Oakie law, then theres nothing he can do, even if you wanted to have the revolving door. He probably has a crush and in some psychotic way is trying to prevent you from dating.