Ellie
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Yes ... He can charge for additional ppl living in the home. He is not breaking any laws and honestly kept his cool considering you did not inform him. ( He could have charged you for the month you kept hidden )
He isn't trying to raise your rent if the ppl's credit report is not approved. He will then tell you they have to move and your rent stays the same. ( Going on what you've said )
Instead he is waiting to see if they are approved then he is raising your rent according to how many ppl live in the home. |
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ZinaRae
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You violated your lease agreement, so now he can do as he wants. He could even evict you if he so desired. z |
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Cathrine K
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that depends on what the laws are in your area about rent increases. usually, it's a percentage limit. but, you don't have a lease in writing, and in your verbal agreement you stated that you would get one roomate, not two. bottom line, you need to get everything in writing. never, ever, do a verbal agreement. |
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LOVELY LADY
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yes. Some landlords do not allow others to live in an apartment without them knowing about it. The more people leaving there the more liability. The place is his so he can pretty much raise it when he wants. Get everything in writing. |
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doublefraser420
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Well, that was a violation of your lease to have them move in prematurely. Consider a rent hike is better than eviction. Also note that you have 2 instead of 1 extra person as well. It is justifiable, but still try to talk it out with your landlord though. |
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margherita
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Yep |
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nermil
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if there is no written lease signed by you and the landlord, you are considered a tenant at will. that basically means that the landlord may make changes to the arrangement as long as he gives you notice before your next rent payment is due.
keep in mind that laws do vary from state to state, and the example above applies to RI. |
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Flower Girl
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Yes.... |
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AB
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You pay that much for rent. |
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Valley R
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depends on what your Lease says ... but most likely your landlord can raise your rent $1500 a month if they wanted to. |
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VOLLEYBALLY
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You did what you wanted, why are you questioning what he is doing? |
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Thomas B
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Yes and No, you need to read your lease agreement carefully, does it allow sharing and is there a sublet clause, if there is and it gives landlord rights to change the lease terms you will have to pay more.
If there is no sublet clause in the lease he has no rights and he is just taking advantage, you have leased the place for 1 year and he can not raise rent.
Is your landlord individual or a company also matters in this cases it sounds like that you are renting from an individual, do not give in to his demands, if he threatens you have the law on your side.
First read your lease agreement for Sublet Clause. |
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Kelli
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With a verbal agreement you really have no leg to stand on. Always get "everything" in writing. That holds up in a court of law. Sorry. |
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Kenneth C
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actually if your lease does not say that they are there and you didn't let him know they were there your lucky that he;s not putting you out for breaking your lease agreement and yes he can do that... |
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yahweh550
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It is chicken. Think he is able to raise your rent.
Should get a written lease. ? verbal?
good luck
you might need to get a background check of roomates. |
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Sparks
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You signed a 12 month lease for you....not anyone else. Basically you breached your agreement by adding guests into your house. He is within his rights to increase your rent and expecting any guests that remain after 14 days to pay or quit. If you read your lease, this is probably covered in there. I am sorry, but you broke your agreement and he is acting within his GREEDY rights. Read your lease, this is pretty standard stuff. You need to get them on the lease as soon as you can for your personal liability as well.....you see these kind of cases everyday on court tv shows. You obviously have a good heart and good intentions, but, your setting yourself up for problems. Get them on the lease or out of the untit. I know, it sucks. |
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TvBoy
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Yes I they have the right to do that, but it can't be an outrageous amount. Your raise seems fair, but you pay that much for rent I use to only pay like $800 for 2 room apartment. I think you are being over charged. |
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ziggydiggy1
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Depends. I haven't been in the rental market long enough to know for sure, but I have learned that the lease is holy. If you have a signed lease, more likely than not, the landlord can go f*** himself. I'm not sure which part of your payment agreement was verbal, but if you said "At some point I might take on a roommate." but still passed the credit check to rent a 2 bedroom as an individual then the landlord is probably overreaching.
I don't know if your municipality has a special landlord-tenant court, but if it does it likely takes the lease as a baseline and "favors" if the landlord has shown behavior that demonstrates acceptance of the tenant's claimed terms of payment.
Having said that, you should probably talk to a lawyer and be very specific. You can probably get a straight answer in 10 minutes and if your landlord is in fact bullying you "My lawyer says you're wrong" can win an argument quite quickly.
Regardless, getting ripped off for over $1000, getting evicted or having your credit tarnished are important enough to talk to a professional. |
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Sage
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If you should have to take it that far a verbal agreement won't cut it in court.It will be your word against his. What's in writing will count. Why did you allow anyone to move in without the landlords permission? He owns the building and has the final say. Before this does get in to a legal situation I would suggest asking for a new lease agreement. GET IT IN WRITING !!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Etta P
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You are contractually liable under the four corners of the lease. You cannot legally amend a written contract verbally, so what is detailed in the lease is what the judge in housing/civil court will uphold. In order to be protected with all available remedies under the law it is customary for landlords to run credit reports and typically all tenants sign a lease.
In this case if the landlord said you could have a room mate(after 4months) from which you give him an opportunity to check the credit and instead he finds 2 people (after only 1 month), so he may think you are trying to pull something over. He does have the right to do his and he can also start eviction proceedings for of contract, so pull the lease out and review to see what your options are. Below is a website from Cornell Law School and it covers landlord tenant law so it may be of help to you. |
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