Can my wife’s landlord stop me from moving in with her?
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Can my wife’s landlord stop me from moving in with her?
I have been recently married. My wife had already had an apartment with 1 of her co-workers and we went and talked to the apartment complexes managers and they are saying that they cannot allow 3 non-relatives to live together
Asked on August 31, 2011 Indiana
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You first need to read the written lease that your wife has with her landlord concerning the unit she is renting in thta its terms and conditions control the obligations she owes the landlord and vice versa absent conflicting state law.
If the written lease precludes three (3) non-relatives living in the unit where you are married to your wife, the lease cannot preclude you from moving in with her. If the lease says nothing about such a preclusion as to three (3) non-relatives, then you have every right to move in since you are related to your wife through marriage.
It sounds as though the complex is coming up with rules after the fact. It is always foreseeable that a single person in a rented unit may end up getting married before the lease ends.
I see nothing preventing you from moving in with your wife.
Good luck.
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