We share rooms for varied reasons and we believe these reasons are for our own advantage. However, not everyone supports the idea of subletting and that includes the rental property owners.
Many sublet their rooms or unit to another to share the rental cost, to help a close friend, or simply make money. While these sound reasonable for the tenant, these can also leave the tenant burnt with anger especially if the subletting is done without his very knowledge.
Subletting creates shocks and disappointments to the owner
Sandy Adams, President of Rental Housing Network, through Ezine, said that if the tenant, after being given a 30-day notice to vacate, has sublet his unit to another person, will end up getting caught by the time, the owner asks him to move out. Worst is, the owner might discover excessive damage in the unit done by the new occupant the first tenant has sublet the unit to. This would surely shock and disappoint the owner finding out that the tenant has sublet the unit without his consent. And since the new tenant has paid an amount to the original tenant, both might have the nerve to claim that they're entitled to the security deposit, if any.
Subletting leads to big financial losses to both the owner and the dishonest tenant
After the rental owner has strategically located his units in marketable locations and installed good amenities for his tenants, here comes unscreened tenants who will likely fool the owner behind their back, subletting the rooms for another person without asking the tenant's permission. When this forbidden act reaches the owner's attention, both the original tenant and the new tenant will be evicted with the signed agreement between the real tenant and the owner terminated immediately. The owner reserves the right to collect charges for such dishonesty. Legal actions can be taken against the tenant which will cost the dishonest tenant additional expenses. In this worst scenario, both the owner and the tenant reap the consequences of such violation.
As Oh My Apt put it, there are more cons of subletting than the pros one can get out of it. Therefore, subletting should be taken as the last resort; of course, with written permission based on what the original lease agreement allows.
Amid possible bad outcomes of subletting, this is not to say that roommates are forbidden, said Adams. The tenant can share the unit with a roommate provided that the owner is informed and the subletting is approved. So, it's okay to have roommates, but subletting without permission is not.
