Can a landlord of a rental house tell the renter who he/she is allowed to have as a visitor/guest?
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Can a landlord of a rental house tell the renter who he/she is allowed to have as a visitor/guest?
My friend’s landlord is threatening eviction if he allows my boyfriend on the property. My boyfriend has no criminal record nor has not done anything to or against the property. My friend has a barn on the property that he rents and is allowing my boyfriend to store some of his belongings in the barn. Does the landlord have a right to tell my friend what he’s allowed to store in the barn? I need some sort of “legal proof” that what the landlord is doing is wrong. My friend is a disabled vet and we help him out around his house and property.
Asked on May 1, 2011 under Real Estate Law, Oregon
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
A landlord has the right to tell a tenant who, or who's belongings, are allowed IF that is the rental agreement. For example, if there is a written lease, and that lease states that only people whom the landlord has approved may come onto the property, or that only the lessee's own belongings may be stored, that term is legal and would be enforceable. If it is an oral or verbal lease, then the landlord may, on a month's notice, change the rental terms to make this a requirement, so going forward, it could be made part of the lease. The landlord may not discriminate in doing so--e.g. the landlord may not exclude only persons of a certain race, religion, sex/gender, age over 40, or the disabled. But as long as the exclusion is not based on a protected category and its part of the lease, it is allowed.
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