Renters

Kitty - posted on 10/17/2011

her busniess cause she owns the house and signed a agreement that said only 2 ppl were liveing in the house NOT3 and we found out SOMEONE else was staying there weeks on end...

Sherri - posted on 10/17/2011

Why is it her business?? I don't get why she is saying anything at all.

Kitty - posted on 10/17/2011

she isnt part of the tenacy board she is just a maid and working for my MIL

Kitty - posted on 10/17/2011

oh wait it was a agreement that was in place and it was to only the''2 to be liveing in there no one else and yes the landlord is waiting for the renter to come fwd and has not so she got til end of month.....

Liz - posted on 10/16/2011

It depends where you live but if there isn't a lease or rental agreement I don't think anything can be done about it.

Rachael - posted on 10/16/2011

if it's in the lease that they are supposed to have any new people on record, then ask them to either have the new person added or declared or else ask them to move out

Sherri - posted on 10/16/2011

I used to do this all the time in my honest opinion it isn't the landlords business as long as they get there rent and there is no damage to the property.



I have let various friends and brother in laws stay with us over the years. Never once in any property I have ever lived in did I inform the landlord.



I also should mention though never had a lease either. We have been and are tenants at will.

Stifler's - posted on 10/16/2011

Yeah I would definitely ring the RTA/whatever and see what the landlord's rights are.

Jenni - posted on 10/16/2011

Kitty, I would suggest... if this is a friend/family member of yours? That they call up the Landlord/Tenant board (or whatever it's call in your region) on how to proceed.



I know, in my province, that even if there was a lease stating they weren't allowed to have anyone move in. It still wouldn't be grounds for eviction. Because at least in my province, it is against the tenant's rights to tell them if they can or cannot have another person move in.



So the landlord you know needs to look up the rights of the tenant and the rights of the landlord according to their Landlord/Tenant Board. They can either call or they usually have a website that may answer FAQ on the rights of the tenant and the landlord.

Stifler's - posted on 10/16/2011

If it's in the lease agreement that you have to put all inhabitants on the lease then they've breached the lease by letting others move in.

Jen - posted on 10/15/2011

I would ask what is in the lease contract? Are they allowed to move people in without your knowledge or is that in violation of the agreement? You have to go by the 4 corners of the contract (as Judge Judy would say). If there's no contract, I guess you'd have to consult an attorney.

Jenni - posted on 10/15/2011

It depends on where you live. In Ontario you wouldn't be able to do a thing. Unless it's an issue of over crowding or their "guest" is causing damage to the unit or property.

Amie - posted on 10/15/2011

Exactly what Sharon said.

Also, you can't just evict someone. It's not that easy, well unless a landlord likes the rentalsmen (or whatever agency handles it in your province/country/state/etc.) up their asses.

Charlie - posted on 10/15/2011

I know in our renting contract we have to state how many people are living in the house, this is a contract and having more people can have them in breech of the contract.

Katherine - posted on 10/15/2011

What Sharon said.

Sapphire - posted on 10/15/2011

1) Include clauses in the statement to include/exclude number of people or names of people living in the home

2) Obtain a copy of a current driver's license of all members of the household

3) Be human and compassionate-if there is someone in need, be reasonable, but don't allow a tenant to walk all over you. Put time limitations and a communications clause in the contract!

This happened to a former co-worker of mine who owns a quad-plex. One of her tenants had brought someone else into the apartment for whatever reason, and then there became more of a domestice issue where she was called in as a the landlord. She has since revised all of her renter's contracts to include a policy mandating the names of all occupants PLUS a statement on short-term residents within the unit, not to exceed a 6-week time frame, for EMERGENCY purposes only. She requires an addendum to the contract to include the new occupant-with identification. The addendum requires her tenant to request permission within a 24 hour time frame. For example, if someone is visiting for several weeks- well that's advance notification and NOT an emergency. However, the landlord is simply wanting to know "who is this extra person? Where did this extra car come from?"

Communication and common courtesy goes a long way.

Brittany - posted on 10/15/2011

When I have rented a home, I expect to be told what is or is not allowed. I do not want to rent a home, bring my ferrets and then be told sorry no pets. In which case if I was told that in the start then I would not have rented in the first place.

If I had some sort of family emergency and my sister needed a place to stay for a while I would contact my landlord and explain the situation. I have had this happen before and my landlord was understanding and did not complain about it. Her exact words were "Well, I hope everything works out for your sister."

My daddy comes down and when he does visit he stays for 2 or 3 weeks at a time. Once again I just inform my landlord that my Daddy is coming to visit the grand babies. I have never had any issues with the landlord saying no to that, either.

Kitty - posted on 10/15/2011

ppl for me evicte em and or if they had pets give them a warning and out next month if they werent gone isnt that norm?