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Sub letting out a room in rented house

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  • 08-08-2012 12:14am
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    Patsy fyre
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    Lads, clueless here.

    If I was to rent out a house for a 1 year lease then after 6 months decided to sub rent out one of the rooms, would this be possible ?

    Cheers for any help.


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    The Big Red Button
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    What does your lease agreement say? A lot of leases don't allow sub-letting.


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    stevek93
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    Don't think your landlord would be to happy about that.


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    petethebrick
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    Most leases don't allow it but that is just to stop twenty people moving into a house and wrecking it.

    Everybody sublets rooms in houses they rent. You won't have a problem with it but just in case you should tell any potential landlords that this might be your intention


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    Zulu
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    petethebrick wrote: »
    Everybody sublets rooms in houses they rent. You won't have a problem with it...
    They don't, they share the lease - afaik.


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    Patsy fyre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,184 ✭✭✭Patsy fyre


    Thanks for the help.
    I haven't signed the lease agreement yet. Might be wise to talk to the landlord first before I do.


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    odds_on
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    Zulu wrote: »
    Originally Posted by petethebrick viewpost.gif
    Everybody sublets rooms in houses they rent. You won't have a problem with it...
    They don't, they share the lease - afaik.

    In order to sub-let, the tenant must vacate the property and becomes the head tenant.

    If a tenant lets out/rents a room in a property in which he is living and receives payment directly, then the person coming in would be a licensee/lodger and not a tenant. If the incoming person pays the rent directly (or in conjunction with any already resident tenant) to the landlord then that person becomes a tenant of the landlord and has a tenancy agreement with the landlord.

    The RTA 2004 has clauses under tenant obligations which state "not assign or sub-let the tenancy". Lease agreement makes it clear by including a similar clause. The RTA 2004 also requires that a landlord be notified of any person who, for the time being, resides ordinarily in the dwelling. Thus, if a tenant has invited someone to reside in the property without notifying the landlord, the tenant is in breach of his obligations.


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