AboutJonathan Dever, Esq Expertise Real Estate Law, Buying Selling, Investor, all types of acquiring property through "creative techniques" and fraud avoidance
Experience Super Lawyer by Law and Politics for the last three years, part of over 900 transactions in the last 6 years
Organizations Ohio Bar Assn
Greene County Bar Assn
Champaign County Bar Assn
Publications Personal web site and web articles
Education/Credentials JD - Capital University
MA - IU of Penn
BA - U of Cincinnati
Awards and Honors Super Lawyer 2005, 2006, 2007
Who is Who, Lawyers 2006, 2007
Question I am an Ohio landlord. My question is if my tenants (2) decide to move in an additional roommate, can I increase the month-to-month rent, since the original lease signed stated that the rent was for 2 people. If so, what is a reasonable percentage? Right now the rent is only $700.
Answer Would you increase the rent for a new tenant? Do you have different rental rates for different units that are otherwise the same? If there is another person moving in without your permission, simply tell the tenants that it is not permissible to have more than two in the unit. If you do permit it in other units, then you could have a problem. Be consistent. Some areas have maximum occupancy rules, but those are local.
