Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California
subleting an apartment
I live in Los Angeles and I need to know how I can legally sublet my apartment. I had a one year lease which turned into a month to month deal.
Thank you.
Asked on 5/20/07, 11:14 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Bryan Whipple
Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law
Re: subleting an apartment
Subletting - also called sub-leasing - is simply a pass-along of rights that you have to another. A month-to-month deal is, in essence, a string of consecutive one-month leases. So, I guess on June 1 you could sublet until June 30, if you rental agreement doesn't forbid it, but you can't create a longer tenancy in a subtenant than you yourself have.
It's analogous to owning a half interest in a house. You can sell your half interest, but you can't sell the whole house.
Why would you want to do this?
Answered on 5/21/07, 1:12 am
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