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I'm a landlord. The language in the lease I use clearly stipulates no subletting. There are very good reasons for this. I did a background check on my tenant,
by nsxwolf 14y ago
I'm a landlord. The language in the lease I use clearly stipulates no subletting.
There are very good reasons for this. I did a background check on my tenant, not every possible person my tenant may randomly hand the keys over to, unsupervised. It's really not the same thing as having guests over.
That said, I'm not opposed to including some kind of pro-Airbnb language in my next lease. This is new territory so I don't know what it should be. A larger security deposit? A cut of the proceeds?
- ig1 14y agoWhat's in your lease might not matter, leases often contain clauses which are completely unenforceable which courts can freely choose to ignore if they believe the term is unreasonable.
- nsxwolf 14y agoI'm pretty sure I can get "you can't charge other people money to live here" to stick. A no subletting clause is pretty standard where I'm from and it seems to apply here.
- tptacek 14y agoIn Chicago and iirc San Francisco, landlords are required to accept reasonable subletting arrangements; no-sublet clauses are unenforceable --- but requirements to get the approval of the landlord are.
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- infinite8s 14y agoNew York State as well. And reasonable includes not charging more than the rent being charged by the landlord.
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- fleitz 14y agoThe room is free, but the breakfast costs $150 :)
- khuey 14y agoCoincidentally, exchanging food for money is also highly regulated in most developed countries.