{"id":6275,"date":"2017-03-15T16:02:32","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T16:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=6275"},"modified":"2017-03-15T16:02:32","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T16:02:32","slug":"tenants-becoming-landlords-subletting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/tenants-becoming-landlords-subletting\/","title":{"rendered":"Tenants Becoming Landlords Through Subletting"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Joseph G. Ballstaedt<\/a><\/p>\n

“Subletting” or “subleasing” occurs when a landlord rents a property to a tenant who then rents the property to another tenant known as the “subtenant.” A tenant may seek a subtenant so he can share rent expenses or he may want to find a subtenant while away for an extended period of time. In Idaho, subletting is legal<\/a> unless the lease agreement between the landlord and the original tenant expressly prohibits it.<\/p>\n

When a sublease exists, the original tenant is solely responsible for fulfilling the terms of the original lease with the landlord. For example, let\u2019s say a tenant rents a larger, three-bedroom home for $1500 a month and then sublets two rooms to two roommates. Even if all three roommates agree to pay $500 a month, the original tenant is still responsible to pay the landlord the entire $1500 each month. It is no defense that the two subtenants did not pay their $500 because the landlord only has a contract with the original tenant, not the subtenants. (Similarly, the subtenants cannot enforce any of their contractual rights against the landlord.) This does not mean that the original tenant cannot seek reimbursement from the subtenants; it just means he can be evicted if he doesn\u2019t pay the full $1500, whether from his own funds or with help from the subtenants.<\/p>\n

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