Can my landlord legally require me to sign a new rental agreement that would exclude my 23 year old daughter form living with me?
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Can my landlord legally require me to sign a new rental agreement that would exclude my 23 year old daughter form living with me?
I have lived here for 6 years 7 months and my daughter lives with me and her dad. My landlord wants me to sign a new rental agreement that would exclude my daughter from living with us because she is a drug addict. She has not done any damage to the units nor does she even associate with anyone in the units. My landlord is also my pastor and he is a chaplain in the local police department.
Asked on December 22, 2011 under Real Estate Law, California
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
In every private lease a landlord and a tenant can agree to any term so long as the agreement is not in violation of public policy. If your landlord wants you to sign a new lease precluding your adult daughter from living at the rental with you he can even though she has presumably been living there with you for several years.
Your option is to agree to the provision or not with respect to the requested renewal. The same goes with your landlord. I suggest that you, he and your husband need to have a face to face meeting about the provision excluding your daughter as an occupant.
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