A guy that I work with said that his son got kicked out of his apartment because, the main reason (he had a women in his apartment and they were not married). The guy says that if in the contract (basically the owner says that he must approve of everything about both people. He also points out that the person renting out a house can refuse to allow a person to move in because of either being gay, certain skin color or being married. I know that this sounds like a obvious answer, but no matter how I argued that is not legal or wright, this guy and his religous nephew said that I am wrong. Is there any information that I can print out to prove them wrong.
2007-12-03 16:01:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
my son rents an apartment and the water is included. his rent is based on single occupancy. if someone else moves in with him then he is in violation of his lease (2 people use more water) if that person who moved in was a girl or a guy the lease would still be voided. someone might say it was because they were not married but regardless there would be legal grounds to evict my son.
the person who got kicked out may not be explaining all the facts as to why he was thrown out. fair housing act makes it illegal to discriminate for housing based on the common items of discrimination race, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, religion, et-ctera, et-cetra...........
since they are not married are they co-leasing the apartment ?
the apartment management could decline to lease to one of the applicants based on some other criteria. you can refuse to lease to anyone as long as your reason is not one of those protected by law.
there are a lot of factors that we don't know about with this information so with no more facts a correct answer can not be given. it sounds at first as a simple case of discrimination but we don't really know.
2007-12-03 16:24:19 · answer #1 · answered by michr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It very likely will depend on the wording of the guy's contract. His "ladyfriend" could very likely fall under a clause regarding restrictions on overnight guests. He should pull out his contract and read it carefully. Even though his landlord can't restrict renting to him because he's married or not married, his landlord can restrict guests in the aparment, particularly if it's someone who's spending a significant amount of time there.
2007-12-03 16:15:55 · answer #2 · answered by jc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The contract governs the occupancy of the apartment. Thus, if it was stipulated that only one occupant is allowed, an addition will be a ground for the termination of the contract of lease or rent.
2007-12-03 16:05:49 · answer #3 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋