What to do if my landlord wants to move me to another room afterI have already moved in?
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What to do if my landlord wants to move me to another room afterI have already moved in?
I was given the large room in a 2 bedroom apartment and have been here already for about 3 weeks. My landlord now wants to change me because they promise the largest room to another student. What actions can I take to keep my room?
Asked on September 2, 2011 under Real Estate Law, Minnesota
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you have a written lease with the landlord that you are in, you are entitled to that room for the duration of your lease in that the written lease that you have for the unit you are renting controls the obligations that you owe your landlord and vice versa in the absence of conflicting state law.
If you are entitled to the room you are in, you have no legal obligation to move just because your landlord wishes you to. If you are willing to consider changing the room you have to another at the landlord's request, perhaps the landlord would be willing to reduce your monthly rent substantially for the move?
Good luck.
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