sandhyaepeter
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? IL
I am about to sign a rental lease on a 4br/2.5bath SFH. The lease has a clause about number of occupants. Right now, just my spouse and I will occupy the house. However, we are expecting kid(s) after the lease is signed. We also expect my MIL/FIL and possibly my mother/father to come stay with us temporarily (3-4 months) to take care of my wife and the kid(s) (before/after birth). Of course, nothing is set in stone and they may not come at all or only 1 of them might and so on.
So should we add all possible occupants to the number of occupants clause (2+kid(s)+MIL/FIL+mother/father) in the lease? Or is that decided later when/if our relatives come over to stay? How about for the kids? Can the landlord legally raise his asking rent if we list them all? Does the rental being a 4br SFH (and not an apartment) make any difference to this?
Thanks for your advice.
I am about to sign a rental lease on a 4br/2.5bath SFH. The lease has a clause about number of occupants. Right now, just my spouse and I will occupy the house. However, we are expecting kid(s) after the lease is signed. We also expect my MIL/FIL and possibly my mother/father to come stay with us temporarily (3-4 months) to take care of my wife and the kid(s) (before/after birth). Of course, nothing is set in stone and they may not come at all or only 1 of them might and so on.
So should we add all possible occupants to the number of occupants clause (2+kid(s)+MIL/FIL+mother/father) in the lease? Or is that decided later when/if our relatives come over to stay? How about for the kids? Can the landlord legally raise his asking rent if we list them all? Does the rental being a 4br SFH (and not an apartment) make any difference to this?
Thanks for your advice.
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