Can a Landlord,give a Tenant a curfew?From coming in through common areas?

Question

Lanlord is sleeping in a sofabed in a common area of the Landlords house.The Tenant keeps going back and fourth through that area and not allowing me to sleep.Leaving the kitchen lights on,and staying up until 4 am or 5 am.

Answer 1

what kind of crappy Landlord is that!!! leave and try to find another spot man!!

Answer 2

get it in writing, signed by both paries.  then you can.

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Answer 3

WHY are you sleeping in the common area anyway???

A common area is just that - and is typically open for all to use and I don't believe that you can place restrictions on it.

If I was sleeping on a sofa bed - I would NEVER have rented out a room in my house to start off with!!!

Answer 4

If the tenant is going into the kitchen, the landlord is just going to have a lot of sleepless nights.  A landlord could put a curfew on the community swimming pool.  That is smart.  Putting a curfew on going to the kitchen would not be smart.

I'm a landlord.  You are making me glad i'm sleeping in my own bed.

Answer 5

NO YOU CAN NOT if you want your PRIVACY then don't RENT rooms in your HOUSE ............point is YOU must put it in a WRITTEN agreement first but unless it is OTHERWISE specified then the DEFAULT position is NO WAY JOSE'

Answer 6

If you did not have it in your lease  ... the tenant can come and go as he / she pleases ....

I'd imagine that you are on a Month to Month lease ? If so; give the tenant a thirty day notice that the lease will become void in thirty days .... and if they wish to remain on the premises that they need to sign a New Lease before the expiration of the olde lease .....

This time have an addendum to your lease stating: "Between the hours of "_________" that NO ONE is permitted to enter the common area . ......give a brief description  ..... "

Failure of tenant(s) to abide by this section of the lease will result in tenant being given a THREE DAY NOTICE to VACATE  ......

Don't forget to have in LARGE letters at the end of your lease :

"This is a legal and binding document. IF you are in doubt as to your rights and obligations as a tenant; we recommend that you seek legal advice prior to signing this agreement."

Good Luck !

Answer 7

No thats just plain stupid if the landlord doesn't like the comings and goings of the tenant they shouldn't be renting the place out.

Answer 8

Only if it's in the lease.

It may be common sense or just basic courtesy to do taht though. If the Landlord has a problem with that, s/he needs to speak with the tennant about it.

HOWEVER, if it's not on the lease or contract, the landlord can't really enforce it. In all the leases I've signed, however, there HAVE been similar rules related to noise.

On the flip side, the Landlord needs to also understand that there may be some sensitivity that has been developed. Maybe sleeping in the common area isn't the way to go. A landlord shouldn't expect total silence from a tennant, especially if sleeping in a COMMON area and not in his/her OWN bedroom.