getting house mate to move out

Galway K9

Hi...

I am renting a house and there's too many issues with a house mate so I have decided to ask him to leave.

I'm worried he may refuse etc but it is only my name on the lease, what are my options.

The_Morrigan

Are you subletting to him if you are the only named person on the lease? Are there any other people in the house?

Galway K9

yes I think I am subletting as its him and I living there and only my name on the lease.

The_Morrigan

Galway K9 wrote: »

yes I think I am subletting as its him and I living there and only my name on the lease.

You think?
Does he pay you rent or do two payments go directly to the landlord account?

The reason I ask is that lease agreements tend to forbid subletting. You can ask him to leave using a breach of the lease as a reason. But that is assuming the landlord is unaware of his presence.

Galway K9

The_Morrigan wrote: »

You think?
Does he pay you rent or do two payments go directly to the landlord account?

The reason I ask is that lease agreements tend to forbid subletting. You can ask him to leave using a breach of the lease as a reason. But that is assuming the landlord is unaware of his presence.

Yes, id be subletting so. He pays me rent and i pay the full rent.

Landlord doesn't know.

The_Morrigan

Galway K9 wrote: »

Yes, id be subletting so. He pays me rent and i pay the full rent.

Landlord doesn't know.

Read your lease, you're more than likely breaching it.

Galway K9

The_Morrigan wrote: »

Read your lease, you're more than likely breaching it.

I'd imagine so, the point i'm asking is how would i get rid of him.

The_Morrigan

Galway K9 wrote: »

I'd imagine so, the point i'm asking is how would i get rid of him.

Tell him that you just found out you're breaching your lease agreement as you're not allowed to sublet, tell him he has to move out.

Galway K9

The_Morrigan wrote: »

Tell him that you just found out you're breaching your lease agreement as you're not allowed to sublet, tell him he has to move out.

Ok, will do.

The_Morrigan

Galway K9 wrote: »

Ok, will do.

You can't replace him either. If you want a roommate get the next person to cosign the lease with you.

Mrs OBumble

The_Morrigan wrote: »

You can't replace him either. If you want a roommate get the next person to cosign the lease with you.

Myabe.

The best advice in this thead is to read your lease. Don't make assumptions.

I'm guessing the landlord provided a bed etc for the room the house mate is in.. It's possible you are allowed to have one housemate.

Re how to get him out: You need to get him to understand that that if he doesn't go, you will - and that if you go, he will also have to go, because his name isn't on the lease. So either way he has to go. He can either do it in a controlled way according to his timing, or purely when you go and he gets kicked out.

Worse case, it's legal for you to dump his stuff on the street and get the landlord to change the locks (you pay). But you probably don't want to go there.

A better option is to first set a reasonable deadline, and then offer alternatives: eg if he doesn't have a new house to go to within 2 weeks, you know the B&B at X will take him on a weekly rate, and you will move his stuff there.

testicle

Start walking around the house naked, they'll soon leave.

Pawwed Rig

From my understanding the other guy is a licensee so has zero rights but as stated it depends on what your lease actually says.