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  • Feb 19, 2011, 02:03 PM
    schrodingerscat
    Can the landlord dictate whether a male friend spends the night in my room?
    The property is in Hendersonville, TN. The landlord and I are roommates. She says that I am not allowed to have a man spend the night with me in my room because it makes her uncomfortable. Can you please direct me to specific laws concerning my situation?
  • Feb 19, 2011, 03:12 PM
    JudyKayTee

    Is there a lease? If so, what does it say?

    If she is the landlord she can evict you according to the terms of the lease or as a month-to-month tenant if that is the situation if you do not respect her rules.

    I find NOTHING that says she has to allow you to have overnight male guests if they make her feel uncomfortable in any way.
  • Feb 19, 2011, 04:06 PM
    ScottGem

    In this situation she is in the right. Unless you have a lease that specifies you can have overnight visitors, as a resident landlord she can dictate this.

    There are probably not any laws that deal specifically with this, but a resident landlord can control such things.
  • Feb 19, 2011, 05:39 PM
    schrodingerscat
    There is no written lease agreement.

    It's not that the man himself makes her uncomfortable. It's that the idea of me having a man in my room makes her uncomfortable. I don't guess this makes much difference, though.

    Thank you for your answers.
  • Feb 19, 2011, 06:21 PM
    Fr_Chuck

    You can of course have him visit, and she can of course evict you with notice.

    So your choice

    I will assume you are renting a room in her home or her apartment.

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