Re: Roommate moved in BF and dog - can she be evicted?

Re: Roommate moved in BF and dog - can she be evicted? by Anonymous on June 17, 2018 @14:18

Unless you have some unusual situation, your lease will be a joint lease. That means that everyone on the lease is responsible for everything. It also means that a landlord cannot evict one person; they must evict the entire household if it comes to it (although the landlord has the option to create a new agreement as well).

If it was me, I would not put up with these shenanigans. I would send a notice to the household (that's everyone) that the dog and non-approved person must vacate or be evicted...and then if it doesn't happen, I would start the eviction.

If your landlord is being nice, they are either inexperienced or something is off with the lease. This situation is one that can blow up in a landlords face pretty easily costing a lot of money and frustration...which is why I would take a tough action immediately.

Keep in mind that you did not mention the state you are in. Different states do some things differently when it comes to the notice, eviction process, etc...

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Re: Roommate moved in BF and dog - can she be evicted? by Anonymous on June 17, 2018 @14:20	[ Reply ]

Sorry, I now see that your post does show the state (Colorado).

Re: Roommate moved in BF and dog - can she be evicted? by Anonymous on June 18, 2018 @00:35	[ Reply ]

Sorry for my initial vagueness - I am no longer living in the house. The unauthorized individual is going to apply to be a tenant, but I don’t think that our PM is going to turn a blind eye to the fact that he’s been living there unauthorized for seven months already. I suppose I was hoping that some sort of PM magic exists to absolve me of some of the legal backlash of lease termination at the previous property. As it is, it seems the best I can hope for is that both my current landlord and previous PM will be willing to explain the situation to any landlord I hope to rent from in the future. Thanks for your response!

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