Modifying a Lease Can I rent to a roommate without the landlord's permission?

[roommatehelp]

Jurisdiction

New York

I was dating someone who is a great person but we are really not for each other. But we can certainly live together without a problem. I am in a large 1 bedroom apartment that has a big space for an alcove for eating. Some people in the building use theirs for a child's space. I'd like to have my friend stay here and agrees to pay to offset the costs of living here. Do I need to tell the landlord about this or can we go along with this since I'll be covering the entire rent anyway? If we wanted to put up like a temporary separator so my friend can have a little more privacy, what possibly could I be able to put up? Thanks everybody.

 

[Red Kayak]

What does you lease sat on the subject?

 

[adjusterjack]

Aside from the posibility of being evicted for having an unauthorized occupant, it's an incredibly bad idea.

Absolutely guaranteed that you find out the hard way.

 

[army judge]

Do I need to tell the landlord about this or can we go along with this since I'll be covering the entire rent anyway?

The answer is in your lease. Read your lease. If, after reading your lease, you don't understand certain provisions; have a friendly discussion with your landlord or her/his agent.

Don't even attempt to sublet or take in a roommate, unless it is approved in writing by your landlord or her/his agent.

Frankly, hundreds of thousands of uninformed, naive, well intentioned people have discovered and regretted ever taking in a PURPORTED friendly, kind, well mannered person; only to discover the hard way, the person turned out to be a DEADBEAT, demon in disguise!

Should have left well enough alone'' is used to describe regret after trying to make a good situation better but instead making it worse.

The situation, while not great, was good (ie, things were going well enough).

 

[zddoodah]

Do I need to tell the landlord about this or can we go along with this since I'll be covering the entire rent anyway?

Depends on what your lease says.

If we wanted to put up like a temporary separator so my friend can have a little more privacy, what possibly could I be able to put up?

This question doesn't raise any legal issue.