In Pennsylvania can a landlord make an oral agreement to rent a property and tell you who can spend the night?

Question

I recently rented an apartment its a townhouse rowhouse I have the first floor and I didnt get a lease but there was an oral agreement/suggestion that I not have too many friends over or spend the night unless they were with me as in a relationship status. Can my landlord require such a thing of me?

Answer 1

Yes.

He can regulate how many people occupy his property.  He also has a right to check the background of renters.  He has a right to know criminal background and such.

He may not have a right to say you can't have a guest for one night as long as you are not causing a disturbance.  But I would not rent from someone if I don't like his rules.

Answer 2

I just can't believe that there are landlords out there that don't require written leases in this day and age.  Oral agreements do not hold up in court.  It ends up being a he said/she said case, and judges hate that.  Usually no one wins.  I say that if your guests aren't bothering anyone...making a lot of noise...have them in your unit.  He can't tell you not to have friends visiting.  I wouldn't take advantage of the landlord, but you should be able to have guests, but not huge parties with a ton of people.  We have an extra person charge on our WRITTEN lease, that states if someone (a guest) stays over two weeks, the tenant has to pay a guest charge of $50.00.  We are landlords in Pennsylvania.

Answer 3

datkewlkat, I moved from Pennsylvania to New Jersey last year, so I'm not sure who I could contact to help you. Here is a resource of apartments in Pennsylvania that you can call. http://www.findanapartmentonline.com/Pen... I'll bet someone can help you.



Hope you find what you need

Answer 4

As long as what's happening isn't illegal, damaging his property or bothering neighbors...he shouldn't be able to have any say in who is over at your place.