Re: visitors? mooching - Landlord Forum thread 330124

Re: visitors? mooching by Francis on January 19, 2015 @16:05

I would not agree about 14 days.
When your rental is in a private home, you may be subject to certain rules you must abide by. In my rentals, we allow visitors no longer than 4 days.
Despite what many tenants and even landlords think, it is not like you are renting from a professional licensed real estate management co. which must follow certain guidelines. Private ownwers can do what they want in their homes.

If it were your home, how would you feel if your single tenant had a BF mooching off your utilities and living there rent free?

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Re: visitors? mooching by Anonymous on January 19, 2015 @17:32	[ Reply ]

There was no talk about the tenant living in a multi-unit property where the owner was living in the same building. While different areas have different guidelines pertaining to visitors, my comment about the 14-day time frame is what is used in most areas from what I have experienced. You are correct that there are exceptions when it comes to landlords that live int he same building as the tenant, but the landlord still cannot just make up an arbitrary amount of time that a visitor can 'visit'. He should refer to the guidelines for his area and situation and base his course of action upon that.

Re: visitors? mooching by Rex on January 19, 2015 @19:35	[ Reply ]

If the renter does not like the landlords rules and lease agreements she can always leave before the both of them are evicted. The landlord does not need to ask around for permission on how to manage his own property.