If an owner does not do a background check and I sign a lease on an apartment and my parole officer ends up informing the owner after the lease is signed, if I have not lied on the application can I later be evicted because of my history?

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If an owner does not do a background check and I sign a lease on an apartment and my parole officer ends up informing the owner after the lease is signed, if I have not lied on the application can I later be evicted because of my history?

My boyfriend is under evaluation for parole in a
few weeks. I am looking for a place that will
rent to us but can’t find one and am running out
of time. I have searched thoroughly but can’t
find an owner that will rent to us when I am
being up front. I have been instructed to just do
it this way but I am apprehensive and don’t
want discord. Please advise

Asked on April 1, 2017 under Real Estate Law, Nevada

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 6 years ago | Contributor

No, if you did not lie on the application or otherwise to the landlord (e.g. even if it was not on the application, if prior to the lease being signed, he asked you about criminal records of anyone living with you) before the lease was signed, then you cannot be evicted for the fact that your boyfriend has a criminal record. Of course, the landlord could choose to not re-rent or renew your lease when the first lease if up, if he becomes aware of this (though if you and your boyfriend have been good tenants, that is less likely), but during the lease term, you can only be evicted for the usual, fairly obvious things, of which far and away the main ones are: failing to pay rent; causing damage to the landlord's property; violating lease terms; engaging in disorderly conduct disturbing anyone else living in that building.


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