juniperberry
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
I currently rent a large house with an attached studio. I'm the only person on the lease. It's just me and my girlfriend living there now�we had a subletter in the studio but she moved out some months back. This subletter ended up being a huge pain and gave our landlord a lot of hassle.
My landlord is selling the property and it's currently in escrow. From what I know, our current lease is supposed to transfer over in general. But my current lease explicitly allows me to sublet the studio and the real estate agent told me that the new owner plans to remove the clause that allows subletting from the lease, presumably because of our current landlord's issues with our old subletter.
The big issue is I want to sublet the studio to a good friend who I trust completely to not be a pain. But now it seems like I'll have no way to recoup some of the costs of renting?
My question is, what can the new owner do if I sublet to my friend now, while we're technically under the old lease but the place is in escrow? Can she legally force out me or my friend? Can she raise the rent?
The lease is month to month.
I currently rent a large house with an attached studio. I'm the only person on the lease. It's just me and my girlfriend living there now�we had a subletter in the studio but she moved out some months back. This subletter ended up being a huge pain and gave our landlord a lot of hassle.
My landlord is selling the property and it's currently in escrow. From what I know, our current lease is supposed to transfer over in general. But my current lease explicitly allows me to sublet the studio and the real estate agent told me that the new owner plans to remove the clause that allows subletting from the lease, presumably because of our current landlord's issues with our old subletter.
The big issue is I want to sublet the studio to a good friend who I trust completely to not be a pain. But now it seems like I'll have no way to recoup some of the costs of renting?
My question is, what can the new owner do if I sublet to my friend now, while we're technically under the old lease but the place is in escrow? Can she legally force out me or my friend? Can she raise the rent?
The lease is month to month.