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Michelle H

started a topic over 14 years ago

I rent a room in my basement. the young man recently got a girlfriend that has been staying over night a lot. I finally told him she had to go, that she was not authoried to be staying here. I understand about spending the night with your girl friend but where do you draw the line. is there some kind of guidelines I need to follow (laws?) or can I just say no over night guests. ALSO is sneaking someone in the room in the middle of the night a good reason to give a 72 hour notice.

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Donald G

said over 14 years ago

Like I said before if that person stays on a regular basis you will have to evict this person like a regular tenant. What does your lease say, I mean if it becomes a large problem give your tenant a 30 day notice and get rid of him and the girlfriend

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Richard W

said over 10 years ago

You cannot change the lock but you can report her to the authorities as a squatter and that she has no right to be there. If you call ad say that she is trespassing they will remove her!

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Richard W

said almost 8 years ago

You want to check with your local rules for this each city does have their own regulations for what fees may be added.

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Sandra O

said almost 8 years ago

I would work on that ASAP, we had an unauthorized tenant who caused a house fire, suing for damages and house repairs cost up to $70,000. Be on the safe side and be careful. Sometimes it not worth the hassle to obtain fees, I would pursue perform and quit.