Comment by [deleted] on 27/08/2017 at 22:50 UTC

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View submission: The landlord sends his regards

As an aussie I don't understand. Why do you even have access to his utilities and how can you deny who stays there?

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Comment by Oberoni at 27/08/2017 at 23:16 UTC

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how can you deny who stays there

Ever lease agreement I've ever seen has a max period that you can have guests over. If they stay longer they become tenants and your rent can be revised at that point. Having more people living in a space than is on the lease means increased wear and tear on pretty much every part of a space from flooring to appliances.

Comment by secularflesh at 27/08/2017 at 22:58 UTC

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He rents the basement. All the phone/TV/internet cables run through a junction box upstairs.

I have no problem with guests staying a week or even two but more than that would be considered an unreasonable length of time according to our tenancy agreement.

Comment by [deleted] at 27/08/2017 at 23:14 UTC*

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Comment by [deleted] at 27/08/2017 at 23:18 UTC

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Typically in common leases in the US the landlord can acquire the name and age of every occupant and then set limits on the number of long term guests as well as the length of time those guests can stay.

Like Op, I write a two week limit on guests staying with the tenants renting my units.

Comment by Biflindi at 27/08/2017 at 23:04 UTC

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In a lot of apartments all the internet connections split off through a central hub, it wouldn't be too much trouble to unplug a single apartment.

On the second note, some leases have limits on how many people can live in an apartment but managers will off look the other way.

Source: former apartment manager

Comment by [deleted] at 28/08/2017 at 01:44 UTC

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Same here as a German. I can have people stay at my apartment as often and as long as I want. There is a clause that if someone is moving in with me I must tell the landlord, but unless there is a real reason why I shouldn't be forced to have that person as a tenant (for example he / she was a tenant before and owns money or has attacked the landlord) the landlord is in no position (by law) to veto my decision.

Also, the landlord disconnecting my internet (which here most people have with a separate company) would probably be considered as the crime of computer sabotage.

The landlord having so much power seems crazy to me.

Comment by [deleted] at 27/08/2017 at 23:12 UTC

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most leases will have clauses about overnight guests. Usually stating numbers and frequency/length of visit(s)