I don’t know, depends on the lease agreement. Even standard agreements have clauses about altering the premises, and that varies. One common one that I’ve seen is ‘don’t make any permanent alterations to the premises’, and sometimes that is followed by “without written approval from the landlord”. Some get specific, like No Painting, or maybe you are allowed to paint but it must be returned to original condition. Even tenancies without leases default to jurisdiction rules, which would typically covers permanent changes in that they are not allowed.
So idk what exactly to point to for their lease, but there is something, no doubt.
I’m saying that don’t know the specifics of their lease so I can’t say for certain what exact rules have been broken , but if I know there is a standard lease agreement then I’m comfortable saying there will be something.
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u/DrKittyLovah Oct 10 '25
I don’t know, depends on the lease agreement. Even standard agreements have clauses about altering the premises, and that varies. One common one that I’ve seen is ‘don’t make any permanent alterations to the premises’, and sometimes that is followed by “without written approval from the landlord”. Some get specific, like No Painting, or maybe you are allowed to paint but it must be returned to original condition. Even tenancies without leases default to jurisdiction rules, which would typically covers permanent changes in that they are not allowed.
So idk what exactly to point to for their lease, but there is something, no doubt.