Visiting soldier can't stay in wife's Central apartment, landlord says

FOX Carolina ^ | Saturday, December 13, 2014 | By Andrew Reeser

[Shimmer1]

No she’s not. The reason I say this so confidently is that it’s taking years to get on these last few years, she’s so young, they haven’t been there that long (cause he gets transferred) and she is getting BHA (Basic Housing Allowance)
from the military. It would cover some rent, most of it.

[Alberta's Child]

A landlord wouldn’t, but the media likes to leave out pertinent facts so their watchers become emotionally enraged and will tune in to their broadcast to watch their Viagra commercials.

Good point. Fox News is a major culprit in this sort of thing, too!

[Shimmer1]

Nope, Read my reply.

[maggief]

Last name.

Professionally Managed By: King Real Estate Holdings, L.P.

http://www.sos.sc.gov/index.asp?n=18&p=4&s=18&corporateid=483205

http://libertymortuary.com/ObituariesPrint.php?id=516

[citizen]

Someone needs to take Chuck out behind the woodshed for a good talking to.

[Abby4116]

I suspect it is not a typical apartment, but rather non-dormitory student housing. The rates given are the same for 1 bedroom as for 6 bedroom so it is probably per person monthly charges. Houses around UD have the same type of system - each roommate pays the same amount.

[Nuc 1.1]

Husband is a family member not a visitor. There must be something more here.

[Gaffer]

Chuck King....okay, I get it....Thanks!

I guess no one could morph that into “Chung King”, huh? :0)

[Alberta's Child]

I'll bet just threatening to double the rent is a crime.

I'm not a lawyer, so I wouldn't know that.

If it's student housing, then it's not a stretch to assume that either the lease was signed before the student was married, or she signed the lease knowing full well that they might be violating it at some point in the future.

[Shimmer1]

I am a landlord in GA, so the laws are different, but that lease is a soup sandwich. Too vague and tries so hard to be legal and confusing. Well, it succeeds on the confusing part.

[Gaffer]

Your reply to what? Where?

I’m not gonna trudge down every post you made.

[Shimmer1]

I’m a landlord in GA, not there, but the laws are different in every state. If you are really in CA, you just don’t know.

That being said, I make them list every person, they will, but invariably move someone else in. I have to evict the person once they’re in. That’s it, bottom line.

[Shimmer1]

Oh come on! You know you want to. LOL, ok, I’ll go find it, I was replying to the poster you replied to.

[Sacajaweau]

Landlords don't make the news. There's something else going on...and it's called....put it in writing.

The problem....I'm absolutely certain that this has happened hundreds of times in the past.

The 7 days is an arbitrary number. They don't want a second party WITH AN INCOME LIVING THERE.

I'll bet there's also a notification clause in her lease to cover the over 7 days.

[Shimmer1]

Here’s my reply: I’m saying she’s not on section 8

No she’s not. The reason I say this so confidently is that it’s taking years to get on these last few years, she’s so young, they haven’t been there that long (cause he gets transferred) and she is getting BHA (Basic Housing Allowance)
from the military. It would cover some rent, most of it.

[exit82]

C’mon, stand up Chuck!

[Labyrinthos]

Heres a link to the “contract”: http://cuatthegrovesclemson.com

From the contract:

“Although Tenant may have visitors from time to time, it is understood that occupancy of the Premises is expressly
reserved for Tenant only, and any person occupying the Premises as a guest for more than seven (7) days during the Term
shall be treated as a guest only if the Agent is notified in writing by Tenant and consents thereto. Otherwise, the occupancy of
the Premises by an unauthorized guest in excess of said seven (7) day period shall be deemed a breach of this Lease, and
Landlord shall be entitled to recover from the Tenant and guest (whose liability shall be joint and several) an amount of rent
equal to that being paid by Tenant, in addition to the right of Landlord to declare this Lease in default and pursue any of
Landlord’s other remedies hereunder or by law.”

Although I am not taking sides here, I note that the Groves is essentially a private dorm, where rent is charged on a per person basis, not a per unit basis. I bet that the University would take the same position if this was on-camnpus housing, where room and board is per student, and two people were sharing the same space for the price of one.

[Seruzawa]

Eh. I’ve been an apartment manager before. I think that there’s more to this then we’ve been shown.

Omitting critical info to create a controversy is an old media trick. Maybe the two were having wild noisy parties every night until 3AM.

[null and void]

Me too, but there were copyright issues.

[A CA Guy]

Same here in CA. I am a landlord in the Hills of Beverly and the same thing is tried here all the time because of a bad economy mostly.
We get near market rent but will ask for maybe another hundred or more a month for a relative to stay and they might be placed on the lease as well by name.
Taxes, water, trash, gardening, building repairs and cost of business expenses constantly go way up. Renters often don't get raised equal to increased expends, so most renters who get increases often are paying less in fact then when they moved in despite rent raises due to all costs increasing to the landlord.