How do you go about getting a landlord to enforce a lease agreement? As long as the landlord is getting paid on time and the place isn't destroyed, he probably doesn't care. This seems like a textbook example of an externality that's only solvable by regulation, or by more strictly enforcing any city laws that require landlords to forbid short term sublets.
How do you go about getting a landlord to enforce a lease agreement?
Uh, ask them? If they refuse, just threatening them with a court case will probably do the job. They are legally obligated to uphold their end of your lease agreement.
This seems like a textbook example of an externality that's only solvable by regulation
Again, why? It's covered under existing laws. If that doesn't do it, why do you think more laws will?
Uh, ask them? If they refuse, just threatening them with a court case will probably do the job. They are legally obligated to uphold their end of your lease agreement.
That is not correct.
Let L = the landlord,
R = the tenant who is renting out his apartment,
T = the tenant who is being annoyed by the
problems R's sub-renters are causing
You are proposing that T sue L for not enforcing a term in R's lease against R. R does not wish to have this term enforced.
The lease agreement being violated (at least as far as the term that prohibits sub-renting the apartment goes) is the one between L and R, not the one between L and T. T would not have standing to sue since T is not a party to the contract between L and R.
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How do you go about getting a landlord to enforce a lease agreement? As long as the landlord is getting paid on time and the place isn't destroyed, he probably doesn't care. This seems like a textbook example of an externality that's only solvable by regulation, or by more strictly enforcing any city laws that require landlords to forbid short term sublets.
Uh, ask them? If they refuse, just threatening them with a court case will probably do the job. They are legally obligated to uphold their end of your lease agreement.
Again, why? It's covered under existing laws. If that doesn't do it, why do you think more laws will?
That is not correct.
You are proposing that T sue L for not enforcing a term in R's lease against R. R does not wish to have this term enforced.The lease agreement being violated (at least as far as the term that prohibits sub-renting the apartment goes) is the one between L and R, not the one between L and T. T would not have standing to sue since T is not a party to the contract between L and R.