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    Default Rental Lease and Getting Married

    My question involves landlord-tenant law in Washington D.C.

    I have a lease for an apartment in D.C. I will be getting married soon and my wife will be moving in with me. I just wanted to know what (if anything) I would have to give or inform the apartment complex regarding an additional person living in the apartment. Would that affect the lease? Any information would be helpful.

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    Default Re: Rental Lease and Getting Married

    You would need to ask your landlord what s/he needs from you. There's no law that covers this, it all depends on your contract with your landlord.

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    Default Re: Rental Lease and Getting Married

    Ok. Could they possibly evict me?

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    Default Re: Rental Lease and Getting Married

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    Ok. Could they possibly evict me?
    There should be a clause in your lease about 'additional occupants'. There wouldn't be much reason for them to evict you unless it states that only one tenant is allowed. They may want to charge you more for utilities.

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    Default Re: Rental Lease and Getting Married

    DCGrad - did you get your lease worked out? The person I emailed at Daro Realty in DC just told me I have to pay a $200 application fee + a $50 fee to add my soon-to-be husband to my lease 6 weeks before the wedding. I think that is BS and plan to fight it since I explained the situation when I signed my lease and they said it would not be an issue - just let them know when he was moving.

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