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Lanlord isssues - is this #!$ing legal?

xCxStylex

xCxStylex

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Here's my situation.

-I live in a 2 br condo owned by a landlord. Both tenants individually rent from them. The other roommate just moved in and a new roommate is moving in.

-Previous roomate had next to nothing in terms of belongings, so I used up the common storage space (two closets and some shelves. The pantry (and fridge) was specifically split, left roomate takes left halves, right roomate takes right.

-I moved in 9 months ago, my ex gf (she moved home out of state) and I split up. She left me with most of her shit, including tons and tons of clothes and crap we got together. My room is packed as hell, and with a lot of the leftover crap of hers, I stored in the living room in the corners of the room next to the sofa and between the sofa and loveseat.

-I never use the living room, and my old roomate never did either. Aside from using the kitchen, that "shared area" was never used at all.

-I realize its ugly, but part of the reason for me moving in there was because of the large storage space. I understand that it's fair that the other tenant gets half of the shared spaces (closets, pantry), but the landlord wants me to move all my boxes of shit from the living room.


Is this fucking legal? Aside from this (and ongoing electrical problems), I really like living there.

The way I see it, I'd like to talk to the incoming roomate to see what he thinks. I mean, he did agree to rent the place seeing all the boxes and shit there already.



TLDR:

-I have a ton of shit in boxes in the corners of the (unused) living room sandwiched between furniture.

-Landlord wants me to "get rid of it"

-It looks tacky, but does it really matter?
 
I'd want you to move your shit too...but I probably couldn't force you since you were paying the rent as agreed.
 
Why wouldn't it be legal for them to ask you to move stuff? Are you being threatened with eviction, or are you just pissy that they have the audacity to ask you to clean up your shit? 😕
 
is it legal yes. does that mean you ahve to fallow it? no.

is he trying to kick you out? is he makeing threats? those are against the law (unless its a health hazard)
 
Sounds to me the landlord wants it to look nice for when the new guy comes and since you are using more then you are allowed that it's a issue, even if the guy hasn't moved in yet.

This is done so the person that wants to rent the other half doesn't go back on the deal since it looks like you are trying to claim the entire place.

Toss out the old GF shit, other then the nude pics that you need to share asap, and make room.
 
A) Read your rental agreement. That plus applicable laws determine if it is legal. Laws differ by location.

B) I am confused. The landlord rents out a single unit to multiple different people? Does the landlord live there? What exactly are you renting?
 
Are you renting the room plus communal living space or are you renting the whole apartment?
 
My guess would be that the new roommate mentioned to the landlord that he would only move in if you cleaned up your stuff.
 
Seriously, she's your ex. There are a ton of kids and famlies out there without decent clothes. Donate that shit to the salvation army. There is no reason you should be hanging on to her stuff.
 
probably legal for the landlord to ask you to move your stuff. Might be a cleanliness clause in your lease that you should check up on.
 
It's legal. Anyone can ask anyone else to do anything else. You don't have to do it though. Consequences might mean surprise buttholeprobingatnight tho.
 
Why would you want a bunch of your ex-GF's clothes anyway? Take this as an opportunity to get rid of a bunch of shit you never use and won't miss.
 
Legal and enforceable are two different things.

Also, many leases include a covenant of quiet enjoyment. If there is no clause to that effect in your lease, it mught be implied in your jurisdiction unless expressly disclaimed.

Generic legal definition of quiet enjoyment:

"The right to unimpaired use and enjoyment of property leased or conveyed. As to leased premises a guarantee of quiet enjoyment is usually expressed by a covenant of quiet enjoyment in a written lease, but such a covenant may be implied today from the landlord-tenant relationship when it is not so expressed. This covenant is violated if the tenant's enjoyment of the premises is substantially disturbed either by wrongful acts or omissions of the landlord or by persons claiming a superior or paramount title against the landlord."
 
D1gger said:
My guess would be that the new roommate mentioned to the landlord that he would only move in if you cleaned up your stuff.
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I was thinking this as well. They mentioned the mess (maybe they thought it was someone's stuff while moving out), and the landlord figured they'd be the devil's advocate?

And yeah, donate what you can and then burn the rest.
 
It's within his rights. Your crap in the front room is impeding his ability to rent his condo. It's completely reasonable to ask you to get the boxes out of the common space, it's not a storage unit.
 
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