My brother rented a home with an old friend of his he had not seen since high school, they both signed a year lease in June 2007. This friend meet a young woman Labor Day weekend and has been seeing her ever since. She stays there every weekend from Thursday late night after he gets off from work until Monday afternoon, when he goes back to work. She is also there a couple times during the week. By there I mean sleeping overnight, eating, showering, hanging out, ect. This roomate also rarley cleans up after himself and does not perform any maintenance such as mowing, shoveling snow, pitching in on cleaning supplies, ect. This basic maintenance is a requirment on the lease, so is getting permission to have a guest over for long periods. He complained to landlord and the roomate also told his side and obviously lied. The landlord says he does not know who to believe and unless she is receiving mail there he cannot step in. Is receiving mail the only thing that constitutes living there?
2007-12-09 13:25:54 · 5 answers · asked by ? 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
These are the options the landlord gave. 1. Add $400 to rent for this third person to make a total of $1,200 a month if both parties agree. 2.One person moves out and remaining person pays full rent $800 and has the option to bring someone else in. 3.Both parties leave but still pay rent.4.Both parties come to terms. Is this a fair set of options? What can be done here?
2007-12-09 13:37:39 · update #1
My brother wants to take the option of taking over 100% of the rent but roomate refuses to move out and lies about the amount of time his girlfriend is there and about sharing maintenance resposibilities.
2007-12-09 13:43:37 · update #2
It doesn't matter what the landlord thinks, because the landlord is obligated to hold up the lease...he isn't authorized to change it at will.
Sorry, but roommate squabbles are not the landlord's problem....that is something your brother and his roomie will have to work out.
If I were him, I would make it so uncomfortable on the girl that she wouldn't want to be there...no one said he had to be polite.
2007-12-09 13:32:39 · answer #1 · answered by Expert8675309 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem is not your landlord's although I would be upset to charge a certain rent and then find out there are other people there. More people, more wear and tear so more $ for me to pay. Basically, the solutions are the one outlined. The guy is a user and knows he can get away with it. About all you can do is not put your supplies and food out. I would be pretty upfront with both of them because they should pay more than 1/2 and do their share. I would tell them if they use anything they need to pay you upfront or whatever you think you can pull off. Basically, your brother is stuck. But if it was my TV in the living room, I'd put it in my bedroom and lock the door as well as lock up my pots and pans and everything else. You don't have to make it easy for them to mooch. Actually I'd be a lot nastier than that. . .they got it coming. . .
2007-12-09 14:56:58 · answer #2 · answered by towanda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The landlord offered several reasonable options.
Your brother and his roomie should choose one. They may both in violation of the lease if it states that only those listed on the lease are allowed occupancy.
2007-12-09 14:14:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Legally Yes. Good Luck.
2007-12-09 13:34:10 · answer #4 · answered by linlin_eeyore 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whose call is on the lease? If it incredibly is her call, she would be in a position to legally have him "bumped off". . .i'm uncertain precisely what it is termed. If the two their names are on the lease, it is extra complicated.
2016-11-14 06:15:22 · answer #5 · answered by goerdt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋