Uninvited non-tenant surprise

[Gwen Barnes]

I am wondering whether this is my problem and if so what I should do about it. I rent this 4-bedroom unit to 4 college guys. School is out and this one guy hadn't been around for a couple weeks. He says when he got back, one of the other tenants had let some guy who wasn't on the lease live in his room! He arrived home to find this guy in his bed. He was furious, understandably. But is this my problem? I can't/don't stop tenants from having guests over. And the guy hadn't exceeded the two week maximum in the lease that guests are permitted to stay over. I don't see a lease violation here (which would be my problem.) I see a roommate dispute over the appropriate use of the house (not my problem?) Fortunately their lease is up at the end of the month and I will be rid of all of them.

[Carl C.]

Sounds like a roommate issue to me. The guy has a right to be angry but if the lease is up at the end of the month what is he expecting you do?