All Forum Posts by: Nathaniel Smith

I am a new real estate investor and just bought a rental property in the Houston Texas area. One of my tenants rented the 2 bedroom townhouse themselves and I found is now sleeping in the living room and renting out the other 2 rooms to other people and did not inform me about this. The main tenant does not cause any disturbance and always pays the rent on time. The other people also are working students and do not cause any disturbance noticeable thus far.

I am just wondering what I should do in this case and what actions I should take if the tenant does not pay the rent on time or if the other people cause disturbances. I have heard from other real estate investors that this is very common in big college cities and that many students rent out 1-3 bedroom apartments and then “sublease” the other rooms. I just want to know what the landlord should do if it is done without permission (if anything) and who is responsible in this case.

Thank you.