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My neighbor said the landlord attempted to accept her boyfriend to live with her but when they found out he had his name on a prior debt to another complex he hadn't personally encurred, they forced her to resign a much longer lease just to have him there for the short time she wanted him to cohabitate with her there. He would have otherwise had no other place to move at the time. Her income wasn't enough to continue paying for the apartment anyway. He may have not been added legally to the lease, she was just forced to sign a much longer one. Was this blackmail? Extortion? It sounds like they told her they'd have evicted her if she just moved him in.
Her original lease covered only her, so having him live with her was a material change in terms, requiring a new lease from the LL's point of view. She had three choices I guess: sign the new lease and agree to its terms, vacate the premises if the LL gave appropriate notice of termination due to breach of terms, or have BF find another place.
Whay is the lease "much longer"? The key is what is in the new lease? Is there clauses in the lease that are detailed about the roommate and periods of time? Details on what makes the lease much longer determines if the new lease is good or bad.
It's called business. Sometimes in business when you have the upper hand you take advantage of it. It's not always and really seldom is a "Win-Win" for all parties.
She was not "Forced" and could have said No.
Last edited by Rakin; 12-11-2010 at 03:06 PM..
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