Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in North Carolina
lease provision
My husband and I live in NYC in a wonderful 2 bedroom apartment and both names are on the lease. Our lease states that our apartment can be occupied by 2 people. If I become pregnant, can our landlord leagally refuse to renew our lease? If we don't tell him that we are expecting before we renew our lease, does the baby's arrival void our lease? We really don't want to move.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: lease provision
"If" ? The best of luck for you. Rember to take lots of vitamin B supplements!
The landlord cannot evict you for starting a family. There are laws on that point. However, if the lease prohibits children then he may bark and growl. But you are still in good shape!
Good luck.
Re: lease provision
No. He cannot kick you out if you have a baby. Are you sure the lease doesn't say "2 unrelated people?" or words to that effect? If not, it was sloppy drafting, landlords cannot evict you for creating a family.
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