Q: What are my rights as a tenant when the landlord tries to move stranger into out house with 5 days notice?
I currently rent a single-family home. The landlord emailed me today saying that a person that I have never met will be moving into the house in 5 days. My lease says nothing about subleasing or anything of the sort. My lease ends at the end of July but I don't want to live with a stranger. What are my options?
A: If your lease agreement states that you are renting a single family residence and is entirely silent as to strangers subsequently moving at some later point, than such a decision of your landlord to do so afterwards is a breach of the lease agreement. Under such a circumstance the law permits a tenant the opportunity to unilaterally terminate their lease agreement without having any responsibility to pay further rent. The tenant (i.e. yourself) must move out by the way. Hope this helps.
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