Comments on: Tenant Troubles: Why Won’t My Landlord Discuss My New Lease With Me? http://sfappeal.com/2013/07/tenant-troubles-why-wont-my-landlord-discuss-my-new-lease-with-me/ SF Appeal: San Francisco's Online Newspaper Sun, 06 May 2018 15:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.24 By: disqus_VcdGYxxfPF http://sfappeal.com/2013/07/tenant-troubles-why-wont-my-landlord-discuss-my-new-lease-with-me/#comment-16206 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 20:31:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=53481#comment-16206 If landlord recognizes the subtenant the subtenant can get rights. Not a battle worth fighting.

]]> By: disqus_VcdGYxxfPF http://sfappeal.com/2013/07/tenant-troubles-why-wont-my-landlord-discuss-my-new-lease-with-me/#comment-20817 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 20:31:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=53481#comment-20817 If landlord recognizes the subtenant the subtenant can get rights. Not a battle worth fighting.

]]> By: withak30 http://sfappeal.com/2013/07/tenant-troubles-why-wont-my-landlord-discuss-my-new-lease-with-me/#comment-16203 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 18:32:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=53481#comment-16203 I wouldn’t want to tell someone to their face that their rent is about to double if they want to stay living where they currently are.

]]> By: withak30 http://sfappeal.com/2013/07/tenant-troubles-why-wont-my-landlord-discuss-my-new-lease-with-me/#comment-20816 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 18:32:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=53481#comment-20816 I wouldn’t want to tell someone to their face that their rent is about to double if they want to stay living where they currently are.

]]> By: p0peb http://sfappeal.com/2013/07/tenant-troubles-why-wont-my-landlord-discuss-my-new-lease-with-me/#comment-16202 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 18:12:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=53481#comment-16202 Because of tight rent control laws, there are many version of one
persistent rumor out there, true or false, that if a LL acknowledges and
accepts the occupancy of a subtenant then it legitimatizes the
subtenant’s tenancy and a smart lawyer can argue that the LL has
elevated the subtenant into the status of a co-tenant.

The SFAA
recommends that all LL keep a long distance between themselves and the
subtenants, even going so far as to never have direct contact between LL
and subtenants, recommending that all communication should be between
LL and tenants only.

It’s obvious that the LL is, rightly or
wrongly, afraid of the risk involved with dealing directly with a
subtenant and is much more comfortable negotiating when the tenancy ends
and the subtenant turns into just another person off the street trying
to rent a place. I’d suggest the subtenant uses the tenant as a
go-between and inquire about the rental price, that could put the LL
more at ease since LL is not dealing with subtenant. Subtenant can get
information from the LL, but it’s still apparent that the LL will only
negotiate with subtenants after the tenancy ends.

]]> By: p0peb http://sfappeal.com/2013/07/tenant-troubles-why-wont-my-landlord-discuss-my-new-lease-with-me/#comment-20815 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 18:12:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=53481#comment-20815 Because of tight rent control laws, there are many version of one
persistent rumor out there, true or false, that if a LL acknowledges and
accepts the occupancy of a subtenant then it legitimatizes the
subtenant’s tenancy and a smart lawyer can argue that the LL has
elevated the subtenant into the status of a co-tenant.

The SFAA
recommends that all LL keep a long distance between themselves and the
subtenants, even going so far as to never have direct contact between LL
and subtenants, recommending that all communication should be between
LL and tenants only.

It’s obvious that the LL is, rightly or
wrongly, afraid of the risk involved with dealing directly with a
subtenant and is much more comfortable negotiating when the tenancy ends
and the subtenant turns into just another person off the street trying
to rent a place. I’d suggest the subtenant uses the tenant as a
go-between and inquire about the rental price, that could put the LL
more at ease since LL is not dealing with subtenant. Subtenant can get
information from the LL, but it’s still apparent that the LL will only
negotiate with subtenants after the tenancy ends.

]]> By: bd3517 http://sfappeal.com/2013/07/tenant-troubles-why-wont-my-landlord-discuss-my-new-lease-with-me/#comment-16199 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 04:22:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=53481#comment-16199 Dave, you must have a commanding understanding of psychology to know so much about the values, motives and mindset of the landlord despite such scanty facts. Another physiological concept to explore might be projection.

]]> By: bd3517 http://sfappeal.com/2013/07/tenant-troubles-why-wont-my-landlord-discuss-my-new-lease-with-me/#comment-20814 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 04:22:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=53481#comment-20814 Dave, you must have a commanding understanding of psychology to know so much about the values, motives and mindset of the landlord despite such scanty facts. Another physiological concept to explore might be projection.

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