Dear legal experts,
I am subleasing a room from my roommate in San Francisco under permission from the landlord. The building is under rent control. I signed the lease with my roommate, so I never submitted an application to the landlord, although he's met me and took a copy of my driver's license before he allowed me to sublease.
I wanted to understand what my rights are as a subtenant. Can the landlord (not my roommate) evict me alone, without evicting my roommate? Does there need to be a just cause? Can my roommate do the same?
The landlord lives below us and calls us for every minor noise. I dropped my laptop on the floor at night, and he called because I startled him. He also wants us to tell him if we have overnight guests (which are permitted) in advance.
Are those requests/calls reasonable, and if not, is there any protection against the landlord?
Thanks so much for your advice.
I am subleasing a room from my roommate in San Francisco under permission from the landlord. The building is under rent control. I signed the lease with my roommate, so I never submitted an application to the landlord, although he's met me and took a copy of my driver's license before he allowed me to sublease.
I wanted to understand what my rights are as a subtenant. Can the landlord (not my roommate) evict me alone, without evicting my roommate? Does there need to be a just cause? Can my roommate do the same?
The landlord lives below us and calls us for every minor noise. I dropped my laptop on the floor at night, and he called because I startled him. He also wants us to tell him if we have overnight guests (which are permitted) in advance.
Are those requests/calls reasonable, and if not, is there any protection against the landlord?
Thanks so much for your advice.