No, but a landlord usually requires that everyone who is living in a rental unit be named on the lease agreement – either as a tenant or occupant. However, if the lease agreement includes rights and obligations outside of the Act, the tenant who has not signed the agreement may not be subject those provisions.
Can I get my name taken off a joint tenancy?
If you’re joint tenants and you both want to leave, either you or your ex-partner can end the tenancy by giving notice. You’ll both need to move out. You can apply to court to change your ex-partner’s tenancy to your name, or remove their name from a joint tenancy.
Can you have two tenancy agreements at the same time?
If you signed a tenancy agreement with another person (your names are on the same document) then it will be classed as a joint tenancy. Make sure everyone plans to stay at the property for the period of the fixed term; everyone is equally liable on a joint tenancy for the rent.
What happens if one person wants to leave a joint tenancy?
If you’re joint tenants and you both want to leave, either you or your ex-partner can end the tenancy by giving notice. If your landlord doesn’t update the tenancy agreement, you’ll both still be responsible for rent and the person who leaves can still give notice to end the tenancy.
Can someone take over my tenancy?
You can assign your tenancy to a partner who lives with you. If you don’t live with a partner, you may be able to assign your tenancy to someone else who lives with you but only if your tenancy agreement says you can.
Why does a landlord have to be a resident to let a room?
Resident landlords have this greater freedom to end an arrangement because it is acknowledged that, should the relationship break down between the landlord and the person he or she lets to, the landlord is more vulnerable in his or her own home. Non-resident tenants also have rights to challenge rent levels that resident tenants do not enjoy.
Is it illegal to smoke in a rental apartment?
Federal, state, and local laws, as well as your lease or rental agreement, can restrict or ban smoking in a rental unit. You just signed a lease that has a no-smoking clause. But, given all the different ways of smoking various substances, what exactly does that clause mean?
When does a landlord have the right to show a property?
It depends on the state laws, but in most of the cases, the landlord has the right to show the property during reasonable hoursand only after the 24-hour notice. If you feel that your landlord is not being reasonable about that, you can check with your lawyer to see what you can do about it.
Can a determination be made exclusive of site rent?
If it is however clearly referred as excluding the site rent, then even after an inspection which clarifies that it is in fact an inclusive rent, the determination must be made exclusive of the site rent and the issue pointed out to the LA.
