Is it legal to rent out a room in my apartment to another person without letting my landlord know?

Question

My girlfriend moved out so I want to rent a room out. It'll still just be 2 people living here.

Answer 1

NO, it is not legal for you to do so. Anybody who stays with you needs to be on that lease. Otherwise, your landlord can sue or throw you out.

Answer 2

No,. it is not legal.    You have to have your landlords permission and approval.

Answer 3

sure its called a roommate

Answer 4

Likely its illegal, but if the lease is under your name you just have to tell them you've changed your other person and the landlord doesnt care where the money comes from.. you can risk it, if its a large apartment i'd doubt they would find out. Is there a reason you dont want the landlord to know about another person/

Answer 5

Take it from someone who's done it before. Usually, all it takes is for you to go to the leasing office and ammend your lease to change the name from your old roommate to your new one.

Answer 6

It's probably o.k. but check the lease you signed if you have one for any specs about getting a room mate in there.

It may be your landlord should know about who all the occupants in your apartment are.

Answer 7

This is called "Subletting" and legality is decided by the state and city ordinances that govern landlord/tenant relations.

In most of Ohio, for example...it is perfectly legal to sublet all or part of your apartment. You can be held liable for damages to your landlord, and the landlord has the right to limit your right to sublet in a lease agreement.

In New York City however, subletting is absolutely illegal and a landlord can and will evict you for it.

So, consult your local laws on the issue. In any case, the term "legal" refers only to your civil liability. There is nowhere in the US in which you'd go to jail for it, but your landlord may sue/evict if you are not permitted to sublet.

Answer 8

It depends on what the lease says. I wouldn't allow it without a full criminal/credit check, but each landlord is allowed to set (or not set) his own rules.