APARTMENT SHARING
It is unlawful for a landlord to restrict occupancy of an apartment to the named tenant in the lease or to that tenant and immediate family.
When the lease names only one tenant, that tenant may share the apartment with immediate family, one additional occupant, and the occupant’s dependent children provided the tenant or the tenant’s spouse occupies the premises as their primary residence.
When the lease names more than one tenant, these tenants may share their apartment with immediate family; and, if one of the tenants named in the lease moves out, that tenant may be replaced with another occupant and the dependent children of the occupant.
At least one of the tenants named in the lease or that tenant’s spouse must occupy the shared apartment as a primary residence.
A tenant must inform the landlord of the name of any occupant within 30 days of the occupant moving into the apartment or 30 days of a landlord’s request for this information.
If the tenant named in the lease moves out, the remaining occupant has no right to continue in occupancy without the landlord’s express consent.
Landlords may limit the total number of people living in an apartment to comply with legal overcrowding standards.
