Can the landlord raise the rent if the co-signer of the lease and her spouse move in with me?
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Can the landlord raise the rent if the co-signer of the lease and her spouse move in with me?
I’m renting a house and my mother co-signed for me so her name is also on the lease. Can her husband and her move in with me in difficult times without the landlord raising the rent?
Asked on May 14, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Pennsylvania
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Whether or not the landlord is contractually allowed to increase the rent of the unit you are writing about if the co-signer of the lease and her spouse move into it with you depends upon what the presumed written lease you have states. As such, you need to carefully read the document in that its terms and conditions control the obligations owed to you by the landlord and vice versa.
If the lease is a month-to-month lease and it is silent as to the increased rent issue that you have written about, the landlord can request such an increase as a condition of you being able to remain in the unit.
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