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Can a rental agreement state that no guests or parties are allowed?

Can a rental agreement state that no guests or parties are allowed? Yes, in the jurisdiction identified in the question. Nothing prevents leases from containing such language in Oregon or federal law ...
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Can a rental agreement state that no guests or parties are allowed?

Clackamas County, Oregon According to this law firm The judge found that the rental agreement policy allowing only 14 overnight visits per guest per year was “unconscionable.” However, they go on to ...
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Do tenants need consent to sublease?

If I’m a tenant and my landlord lets me have my camper on the property, do I need my landlord’s permission to lease the camper? How might the answer change if the agreement is informal—for example, if ...
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Can a rental agreement state that no guests or parties are allowed?

germany Because an apartment, even if rented, is the center of the tenant's life there are limits to the rules a landlord can impose. The right to lead one's life as one pleases, as well as this ...
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Can a rental agreement state that no guests or parties are allowed?

switzerland No There are some implicit rights that come with a lease contract which the landlord cannot restrict. These include having guests, including Bobs new girlfriend who stays for several ...
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Can a rental agreement state that no guests or parties are allowed?

germany No Who is in your (rented) home at any time is your decision. The landlord cannot mandate rules for this. You can have guests for up to 6 weeks. If your guests stay longer, it could legally be ...
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Landlord went most of last year without asking me to sign a lease, then send me a back-dated lease without a signature date. Can I refuse to sign?

Deliberately signing a backdated contract can amount to fraud and/or forgery. There is nothing wrong with retrospective contracts per se. But the contract should be clear that that is what it is. The ...
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Landlord has broken lease agreement and not refunding the money

Consider the possibility that the "landlord" actually has no ownership rights to the property that you tried to lease and that they scammed you. See if you can find online the real owner of ...
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Currently without a lease, the lease my landlord sent me has 2 distinct errors

You can modify and sign the lease document, but that won't create a lease agreement. The landlord would need to also agree to the modifications. They could do something like signing the modified ...
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Landlord replaced gate system with one which requires an app

This would be illegal in australia s47 of the COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT 2010 prohibits Exclusive Dealing without authorization. (6) A corporation also engages in the practice of exclusive dealing ...
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Landlord replaced gate system with one which requires an app

Yes, the landlord may change the lock system. There is nothing in the lease that prevents the landlord from maintaining or upgrading the property, and the lease will say nothing about what kind of ...
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Can a rental agreement state that no guests or parties are allowed?

oregon I would recommend you ask the Fair Housing Council of Oregon. If this is arising in the context of a notice from your landlord, you might be able to get legal aid through the Eviction Defense ...
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How strict a lease agreement is executed in the US for student housing?

The exact answer will vary by state (the US has a strong Federal system: most laws are state-level), but in general, state laws tend to be fairly protective of tenants. If they fail to give you a ...
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Is it legal to request an ID when applying for residential housing?

Why do you think Dutch law is relevant in Switzerland? There may very well be a law in the Netherlands that prohibits people other than the listed entities from copying your ID in the Netherlands but ...
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