What can I do if my roommate is letting her unemployed, homeless boyfriend live in our apartment illegally?
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What can I do if my roommate is letting her unemployed, homeless boyfriend live in our apartment illegally?
We rent an apartment off campus at a college. Our lease clearly states any unlawful occupant (someone not on the lease) cannot stay in our apartment for longer than 3 days; she’s been letting him live with us for periods of time, 2 months here and a few weeks there, but we’re both back home for the holidays and shes letting him live in our apartment while neither of us are even there! What are my rights? Can I call the police and have him removed? Can I get a restraining order against him so he cannot come into my apartment? On what grounds? He stole some of my belongings in the past.
Asked on December 22, 2011 under Real Estate Law, Pennsylvania
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You need to have a face to face meeting with your roommate about the homeless boyfriend living in the rental you share and how it is not allowed beyond a certain period of time and how that situation is going to be resolved. You also need to carefully read your written lease for the unit in that it determines what rights if any you may have to keep the boyfriend out of the unit.
Most likely the language pertains to the landlord's rights. One option is to meet with the landlord about the situation with the boyfriend and see what he or she wants to do about the circumstances.
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