What would you need to know as a LL if a tenant wanted an OH to move in?

FBaby

I would email her and give all the info you gave here and ask permission for OH to reside at the property

She doesn't have to ask for permission, but informing her LL will help with good the good relationship already established.

EmmyLou30

I would also say out of courtesy to maintain the good relationship you have with your LL to let her know. I would say moving in is hardly a 'guest' as everyone else is saying! Legally she can do nothing but kick you out at the end of the tenancy but why go through all that if you may want to stay on. I imagine most LL's would want to know who was in the house from an insurance point of view (criminal convictions etc may influence a policy? although not in this case, I'm just stating why they'd want to know), and also if the new tenancy could have 2 names on then 2 people to chase in the case of unpaid rent.
But just to keep the good relationship it'd be polite to tell her. Not all landlords are !!!!!holes who deserve to be treated with contempt because 'legally' you don't need to tel them etc etc. You get my point :-)

Guest101

EmmyLou30 wrote: »

I would also say out of courtesy to maintain the good relationship you have with your LL to let her know. I would say moving in is hardly a 'guest' - that's nice, but legally it is as everyone else is saying! Legally she can do nothing but kick you out at the end of the tenancy but why go through all that if you may want to stay on - because she already said if the LL wasn't happy theyd move out after the fixed term . I imagine most LL's would want to know who was in the house from an insurance point of view - since LLs don't carry out DBS checks on tenants how is that relevant? (criminal convictions etc may influence a policy? although not in this case, I'm just stating why they'd want to know), and also if the new tenancy could have 2 names on then 2 people to chase in the case of unpaid rent. - That's up to the tenant, not the LL
But just to keep the good relationship it'd be polite to tell her. Not all landlords are !!!!!holes who deserve to be treated with contempt because 'legally' you don't need to tel them etc etc. You get my point :-)

How is this treating them like ****holes? Just curious?


OIs the OP supposed to inform the LL everytime someone walks through the front door?

Pixie5740

If I had the right of prima nocta....

FBaby

OIs the OP supposed to inform the LL everytime someone walks through the front door?

Is this really comparable to someone making the property their home, moving their belongings.

Why such an attitude about informing the LL of some important information? In the end, either their response will be along the line of 'thank you very much for informing me, hope he enjoys the property' or they won't be happy about it at all and will take the same actions they would when they finally find out about it.

silvercar

A guest is a bit different to someone declaring that the property is their main residence.

There may be conditions in the lease that prevent others moving in on a permanent basis eg number in occupancy restrictions.

Guest101

FBaby wrote: »

Is this really comparable to someone making the property their home, moving their belongings.

Why such an attitude about informing the LL of some important information? In the end, either their response will be along the line of 'thank you very much for informing me, hope he enjoys the property' or they won't be happy about it at all and will take the same actions they would when they finally find out about it.

Well their status is the same.

The attitude is because the LL is not the tenants mum or dad. It's nothing to do with them

seven-day-weekend

In my own particular case, knowing my tenant's background I would want to know who was moving in (he is an excellent tenant but has had problems in the past which we know about).

In general, I think that if they are not going on the tenancy, then there is no need to ask permission, although it might be polite to do so.

paddypaws101

Guest101 wrote: »

What do you mean permission? She doesn't need permission.

My tenancy agreements include a clause which state that only the named tenants can reside at the property and I don't think that is an unusual clause.

AdrianC

paddypaws101 wrote: »

My tenancy agreements include a clause which state that only the named tenants can reside at the property and I don't think that is an unusual clause.

I'm sure it isn't unusual. A more relevant question is whether it's enforceable.