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Can a landlord force you sign a new lease?

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  • 18-10-2020 9:36pm
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    Woah
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭


    One of our current housemates is moving out due to extended wfm. All three of us have part 4 tenancy rights.

    Myself and the remaining housemate are trying to fill the empty room and the landlord has said he wants us to sign a new lease when we find a new housemate who wants to move in.

    Do we have to sign a new lease if we have part 4 rights? Obviously the new housemate wouldn't have part 4 until 6 months in.

    I am a bit wary of signing a new lease incase the new housemate ends up being a pain to live with and I want to leave. Any advice please?


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    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,082 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Simply put, no you do not have to.


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    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    Careful.

    Tar is right, you can't be forced to sign a new lease

    BUT

    you're the ones going back to the landlord trying to renegotiate the existing lease (to substitute a tenant).

    This is one of those situations where a bit of diplomatic negotiation may work better than a boots first "I know my rights".

    We've has posts before in similar situations where a landlord has just refused a new tenant.


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    Lux23
    Registered Users Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭Lux23


    The new lease can't supersede your existing rights, so is there really any harm in signing the bit of paper if it makes the landlord think he is in control?


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    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    It can get messy in a house share situation where there are multiple tenants to the lease.

    While you can ordinarily rely on the "landlord refuses to allow sublet/assignment" to terminate a lease early, that doesn't work so well when there are other tenants who wish to remain/not terminate the lease.

    I'd put it down as a situation that's best avoided if possible.


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    Mad_maxx
    Registered Users Posts: 13,505 ✭✭✭✭Mad_maxx


    wont do a thing to protect the landlord one bit more so i dont know why they are bothering ?

    wont in anyway curb your protection or rights so you might as well sign


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    Woah
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭Woah


    Mad_maxx wrote: »
    wont do a thing to protect the landlord one bit more so i dont know why they are bothering ?

    wont in anyway curb your protection or rights so you might as well sign

    But if I for example sign a 6 month lease with this new housemate won't I have to stay and be liable for rent for 6 more months even if I decide I want to leave?


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