Results 1 to 4 of 4

Hybrid View

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Posts
    2

    Default Landlord is Not Permitting a Sublease

    Our landlord is not permitting us to sublease our apartment whereas in our lease agreement it is only written that we cannot sublet the apartment without their permission. Can they deny our request without reasonable grounds?The property manager was very rude to us and was not willing to talk to us and was threatening about suing us. The realtor who gave this apartment to us had orally agreed that subletting is possible after 6 months of stay which we have completed,but he is not working for this company anymore.

    We are already paying higher rent for the apartment compared to the market rate and was finding it hard to sublet and were planning to give off some of our appliances and reduce rent a little to attract tenants.

    But now the management is asking to find new tenants for even bigger rent, before we move out to sign a new lease and till they find it we are responsible of paying the rent unless we buy out the lease by paying for 2 months rent! We are afraid that they will not find anybody within next month when so many apartments are available for much better rates and ameneties and we will end up paying next months rate which is very unfair to us.

    Kindly help.We have only one month left before we have to move out of the state. We are in fairfield county, CT which comes under New York Metropolitan area.

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Oct 2007
    Location
    Palm Springs/Manhattan Beach, California
    Posts
    37

    Default Sublease, Harrassment, Rental Increase...

    Optimist,

    " Quote: "Our landlord is not permitting us to sublease our apartment whereas in our lease agreement it is only written that we cannot sublet the apartment without their permission...."

    It appears to me that in so many words, you've managed to answer your own question. If it's in your leasing contract from the "get-go" that you can't sublease your contract unless your landlord specifies otherwise, then this appears to be a relatively self-explanatory issue.

    However, if your landlord is harassing you then that's an entirely different scenario. Might I recommend you contact your local Fair Housing Bureau and/or seek some sort of legal recourse?

    Rents are generally populated based upon the market census for a designated area, i.e.: if there is a rental increase, chances are it's due to a broader increasage in your overall vicinity. While I can only speak in lieu of the practices contingent within the state of California itself, there is what is referred to as a "no rent control policy"...meaning, that landlords are allowed to increase or decrease the pricing of rent as they deem as being appropriate, just so long as they properly notify their residents in writing(i.e.: 30/60 Day Notice(s)) within a reasonable time frame. However, if you are currently in lease, then you need not worry about any of this, because your lease itself serves as your "protection" and exemplifies you from the entire ordeal of rental increasage.

    While I'm not trying to appear as sardonic, if you feel that the rent is somewhat "inflated" for the area that you reside, perhaps you should consider doing as I see you're planning to.....and just move.

    Good luck~

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Posts
    2

    Default Re: Landlord not permitting to sublease

    I saw in the link provided by Mr.KnowitAll in one of the other threads , that landlord cannot unreasonably withhold the right to sublet and they need to provide a valid reason for the same. But this website was for NYC and I wanted to know if this is applicable in fairfield county,CT as well.

    In our lease, it is not mentioned that we cannot sublet our apartment.But we need to do it with the permission of the landlord.

    The landlord is unreasonably increasing the rent for the next tenant, in the confidence that if they are not able to find anybody in the next few months, as per our lease agreement, we will be responsible for paying the rent! That is why we are requesting them to give us permission to sublet the apartment.

    When I said, we are paying higher rent compared to the market rate, I did so after comparing the rent of our apartment with similar apartments in the neighborhood and within the same apartment complex itself as of today!We would have definitely moved out of this apartment after our lease term ended, but at this moment we are forced to end the lease prematurely or sublet it as we have to move out of state for our work.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Oct 2007
    Location
    Palm Springs/Manhattan Beach, California
    Posts
    37

    Default Recommendation...

    Point definitely taken.

    With that said, might I recommend a "hitman" for your landlord?

    1. Sponsored Links
       

Similar Threads

  1. Quiet Enjoyment: Landlord Permitting Homeless People to Stay On Premises
    By loglamb in forum Landlord-Tenant Law
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 10-14-2009, 01:41 PM
  2. Security Deposits: Commercial Sublease Landlord Withholding Deposit in NYC
    By straightforward in forum Landlord-Tenant Law
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 02-14-2009, 11:12 AM
  3. Health Insurance: Health Insurer Not Permitting Test
    By BlueCrystal in forum Insurance Law
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 11-26-2008, 05:34 AM
  4. Roommates: Roommates Won't Let Me Sublease but Landlord Will
    By Doddzi in forum Landlord-Tenant Law
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 09-30-2008, 02:59 PM
  5. Service Providers: Dispute With Movers - Demands payment in full before permitting claim
    By jage in forum Consumer Law
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 01-19-2007, 11:10 AM
 
 
Sponsored Links

Legal Help, Information and Resources