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Let's say there's a 4BR house which rents for $1000/mo with one person per bedroom.
Now let's say a fifth person moves in, so one bedroom has two people.
Should the aggregate rent change, should the rent paid by the other three individuals change, and if so, by how much?
What are the terms of the lease to which the landlord & his four tenants have agreed? Is anything said about the number of people who may live in the property & at what rent?
What are the terms of the lease to which the landlord & his four tenants have agreed? Is anything said about the number of people who may live in the property & at what rent?
No reference to number of occupants permitted, only to monthly rent. Fifth person not on lease.
Check your local zoning laws. Most places have a set number of unrelated people who can share a house, I suppose to discourage rooming houses in residential areas. Here is it 4. If a neighbor complains, your 5th tenant may be forced to leave.
In any case, another person is adding wear-and-tear to the house, using applainces, walking on the floors, etc. If I were the LL, I would charge more.
Check your local zoning laws. Most places have a set number of unrelated people who can share a house, I suppose to discourage rooming houses in residential areas. Here is it 4. If a neighbor complains, your 5th tenant may be forced to leave.
In any case, another person is adding wear-and-tear to the house, using applainces, walking on the floors, etc. If I were the LL, I would charge more.
Yes, I am familiar with unrelated occupancy limits; I once lived in a place that decided it didn't like the way the free market worked, so they made unlawful unrelated occupancy greater than two.
This really discombobulated the owner of an 8BR house who wanted to rent it out to college students.
No zoning problem here, maximum permitted occupancy is (2 * BR) + 1.
(Obviously NOT a college town.)
Check your local zoning laws. Most places have a set number of unrelated people who can share a house, I suppose to discourage rooming houses in residential areas. Here is it 4. If a neighbor complains, your 5th tenant may be forced to leave.
In any case, another person is adding wear-and-tear to the house, using applainces, walking on the floors, etc. If I were the LL, I would charge more.
What if you were a tenant who did not agree to the fifth person moving in and you think your rent should be decreased for the added annoyance, noise, etc?
What if you were a tenant who did not agree to the fifth person moving in and you think your rent should be decreased for the added annoyance, noise, etc?
I think it would be within your rights to object to the additional tenant moving in and/or a reduction in your rent, but that is between you and your co-tenants. The landlord is entitled to an increase in the rent and right of refusal if he does not want to add them, or the new tenant does not have good credit or a criminal background.
I think it would be within your rights to object to the additional tenant moving in and/or a reduction in your rent, but that is between you and your co-tenants. The landlord is entitled to an increase in the rent and right of refusal if the new tenant does not have good credit or a criminal background.
Now there's another question...if someone moves out, the individual rents go up (to complete or perfect the aggregate rent) until the vacancy is filled. What recourse does a tenant have if the landlord lollygags in filling the vacancy?
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