Q: Can my landlord change the terms of our lease agreement a week before I move out?
Hi.
I live in N. Lauderdale, fl. It’s a family home and the landlord lives in the house as well. My landlords sisters medication went missing in September and confronted me about it three days ago. I had no involvement and he made a rule that guests are no longer allowed in the house until I move out. His girlfriend has been staying the past few nights so obviously this rule doesn’t apply to himself. The lease is on a month to month unwritten agreement and I have lived here since November 2018. If I decide to still bring a guest, does he have grounds for legal action?
A: If you have no written lease you have no legal rights whatsoever.
Barry W. Kaufman agrees with this answer
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