Can my roommate stop me from having guests?

California law gives tenants the right to quiet enjoyment of their property so long as they are not violating local laws or the lease. This generally means that your landlord cannot interfere with your right to have visitors.

Can my roommate ask my guest to leave?

Additionally, your roommate can request a guest leave if they are threatening their safety or yours, damaging the apartment, or disturbing the peace in the apartment.

Can I call the cops on my roommates guest?

Does she have the right to call the police? Absolutely. She agreed to be YOUR room mate – not your guests, and if he does anything to upset, or offend her to where she feels uncomfortable, she’s the one on the lease, so the police will absolutely remove your guest from the property.

How often should roommates have guests over?

Avoid trying to justify loopholes by constantly accommodating a guest, but never more than two weeks consecutively. If someone spends most days and nights at your place, they’re already treading in roommate territory. You’ll want to check your lease to see what it says about long-term guests.

Can I trespass a roommates guest?

If there is no written agreement between the tenants and the guest, you are legally allowed to kick them out as long as you give them a 30-day notice. The same goes for when a written agreement does exist between the tenants and the guests, and it has been broken, you are still legally allowed to ask them to leave.

How do roommates get rid of guests?

Give Your Guest a 30-Day Notice If there is no written agreement between the tenants and the guest, you are legally allowed to kick them out as long as you give them a 30-day notice.

Can my roommate kick my boyfriend out?

Unless you have added him to the rental agreement, definitely not. Unless he is added to the rental agreement he has no rights in the apartment and can be kicked out at a moments notice. Also he doesn’t have space of his own to pay rent on, your housemate is sharing their space with him on a temporary basis.

How many nights can a guest stay a month?

A guest policy will usually address some or all of these points: How many consecutive nights a guest may stay over (often 10 nights through two weeks maximum). How many nights a guest can spend on the property overall (for example, 14 days per six-month period). The maximum number of renters who can occupy the space, or the maximum occupancy.

Can a roommate stay overnight in the living room?

You might have a policy that overnight guests who stay in the living room can only stay for a certain number of consecutive nights, for example, or that a roommate’s partner can only stay over a certain number of nights each week.

Is it legal for a tenant to have a guest room?

Guests are certainly allowed, as it’s built into a tenant’s rights, but long-term guests that have turned into rogue tenants are not. It is extremely important for any adult occupant living in the unit to be on the lease.

When should you communicate with your roommates about your house guest policy?

The best time to communicate with roommates about your house guest policy is before you move in. Fill out a roommate agreement together to determine what everyone’s comfortable with so you’re aware upfront and you can make plans accordingly.