My fiance moved into an apartment two years ago and has been the perfect tenant (no late payments, no problems, etc.). I have been spending more and more time at her place including overnight stays. It is now time for her to renew her lease and the landlord is requiring that I am added as an occupant to the lease even though I do not live there. 1) is this legal? 2) Because I have rented a room from a friend for the past 4 years, I don't have a formal lease to indicate rental history. Can they refuse this as rental history and require an additional security deposit separate from the one my fiance put down two years ago? |||If you are sleeping there more nights than you aren't they landlord has every right that you be added to the lease and probably increase the rent. I wouldn't think they could ask for additional security deposit|||1. It is not legal. A landlord cannot legally dictate what is called "lifestyle" decisions...who you share your bed with is none of their business.
2. I would also suggest you entertain her more often at your place, just to keep the peace.
Most states have legal limits on what a landlord can charge for a security deposit and the state maximums are always dependent on the rental rate...NEVER the number of occupants.
If you don't have a formal lease to indicate rental history....use cancelled checks.
PS: DO NOT sign the lease as an occupant.|||At the time of lease renewal a landlord can ask you to agree to most anything as long as they don't violate Fair Housing laws prohibiting discrimination. You don't have to agree, but if you can't come to a mutual agreement, you and your fiance would have to move.
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