Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Louisiana
In the absence of a lease agreement and rent is inclusive of the utility fees (per advertisements of the property, correspondences with the landlord agreeing to terms, etc.), can the landlord require the tenant to pay for utilities if:
1) the utilities are not in the name(s) of the tenant(s)
2) the property is an illegal converted multi-family unit and tenants share meters
3) the rate being charged to the tenants is not based on an allocated pro-rata share; specifically when tenant apartments vary in square footage and/or number of people living in each unit
4) copies of the bills have not been provided to tenants, even after written requests have been made?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Without a lease, the landlord can make and change all terms of the tenants if they wish to remain there. It sounds like everything is illegal, so when you turn them in to the authorities, you will be seeking new accomodations. You should do that anyway since you certainly sound dissatisfied.
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