In most cases, it is possible and easy to add someone to an existing lease if it's allowed by the landlord. However, the landlord will need to write a lease addendum or lease amendment to add new information to the lease that can protect all parties.
You are not required to tell you landlord nor can they inhibit the guest from entry. If they ask, you are required to say but nothing actually has to be done during your existing lease. I went through the same thing last year when my gf moved in for a few months, also a rent stabilized place.
Technically, you can live in an apartment without being on the lease. But normally the lease specifies that only people listed in the lease may live in the apartment, so the person on the lease agreement may get in trouble because of an unauthorized tenant. Not all apartment buildings look at the credit reports.
If you want to transfer, or 'assign', your rental agreement (lease) to someone else, or add someone to your agreement, you need the consent of the landlord (rental provider). You also need their consent to sublet the property. They cannot unreasonably refuse to consent.
What is an Approved Occupant? An Approved Occupant is anyone residing at the property who is over 16 years of age that has been approved to stay there by the owner. Am I a “Tenant”? No, the Tenant/s is listed on the General Tenancy Agreement and you are staying at the property as a guest of the Tenant/s.
A tenancy agreement can normally only be changed if both you and your landlord agree. If you both agree, the change should be recorded in writing, either by drawing up a new written document setting out the terms of the tenancy or by amending the existing written tenancy agreement.
You need permission from your landlord to add someone as a joint tenant. You can add someone as a joint tenant if: they're your husband, wife or civil partner, or. they've been living with you as part of your household for at least a year, or.
For guests staying for an extended period (such as several weeks), the tenant should inform the landlord of the situation. If a landlord tries to evict a tenant for having occupants in a rental unit, tenants can seek dispute resolution.
Adding someone to your tenancy means you both become joint tenants. It's not the same as passing your tenancy on to someone else. You need permission from your landlord to add someone as a joint tenant.
Cotenants are two or more tenants who rent the same property under the same lease or rental agreement . Each cotenant will have a rental agreement with the landlord and are therefore 100% responsible for carrying out the rental agreement.