Company swapping tenants in violation of the lease

[Grace Hartman]

Hi BP, 

I've run into an unusual situation and am debating ending a lease early. A company has guaranteed a lease (the company pays but a single employee is on the lease). Now, the single employee on the lease has moved out and four different employees have moved in (city ordinance permits 3 occupants max). This violates the lease, but rent is paid on time each month, neighbors have not noticed anything unusual, and the tenants are hardly ever there so overall, they are good tenants to have.

I am debating ending the lease due to the clear violation, OR adding the new employees to the lease for a fee with regular inspection to ensure only 3 people are staying in the unit. 

Any advice or thoughts is appreciated!

[Jordan Myer]

Quote from @Grace Hartman:

Hi BP, 

I've run into an unusual situation and am debating ending a lease early. A company has guaranteed a lease (the company pays but a single employee is on the lease). Now, the single employee on the lease has moved out and four different employees have moved in (city ordinance permits 3 occupants max). This violates the lease, but rent is paid on time each month, neighbors have not noticed anything unusual, and the tenants are hardly ever there so overall, they are good tenants to have.

I am debating ending the lease due to the clear violation, OR adding the new employees to the lease for a fee with regular inspection to ensure only 3 people are staying in the unit. 

Any advice or thoughts is appreciated!

 I would keep it simple and go by what the lease says. Tell that company they are in violation of the lease and that they need to fix it by a certain date or the lease will be terminated