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Originally Posted by tiger_handheld
Why does it matter to the OP that person B is subleasing the unit? As far as OP care's person be is his lanlord.
DISCLAIMER: I'm not an expert in rental law. Feel free to school me  |
Most (if not all) rental contracts have clauses pertaining to subleasing. This is to prevent a whole host of issues.
Example:
Person B rents from person A for a 1 year lease. Person B is going to school, but goes home in the summer (say, out of the country). Person B does not want to pay rent for the summer and can not break the 1 year lease. Person B finds some dude (person C) to sublet his apt. Person C is a dick. Person C has shit credit, he is a crack head, bad references, etc....Person C would never normally be able to rent a place. Person C destroys Person A's apt. Problem is, Person A has a contract with Person B for the rental unit. Because Person B is out of the country, Person A is now left to deal with Person C even though they have no contract...Person A is at risk of not being able to recoup any money for damages, will have problems evicting a non-tenant tenant, and the whole thing turns into a cluster fuck. Person B is blissfully unaware and will never be heard from again.
Now, say Person B wanted to sublet to Person C. B would have to get written permission from A as A would probably do the exact same thing to C that he did to B (credit check, reference check, interview, etc) and amend the tenancy agreement so that is person C turns out to be a dick, person A is protected.
Does that make sense?? It sounds confusing
