should the landlord also be living in the flat he is subletting to others?

eeya
By eeya

i am renting a room in a shared 4 bedroom flat. the person who signed the contract for the flat does not live with us (only comes at month end to collect rent payments). is this legal in qatar rent law?

By londonalgiers• 31 May 2009 06:21
Rating: 4/5
londonalgiers

Bleu, are you a property lawyer? if not, you should check with one and ask them this.

I own a property which i give to an agent to rent, i get rent from the agent who gets rent from a tenant THAT is subletting in itslef.

As I already mentioned in my answer: as long as there is a contract, anything can go into that contract.

What is illegal is to sublet without a contract.

Get your facts straight.

By londonalgiers• 31 May 2009 06:15
Rating: 4/5
londonalgiers

Bleu;

Most properties are actual sublets by agents, if you read my answer again, you will understand what I am talking about, as long as the sublet is done legally meaning with a contract between the Agent/Landlord and the tennant it is legal. Subletting doesn't only mean renting out a property that was rented from an agent without a contract. these are facts.

By bleu• 29 May 2009 22:47
Rating: 2/5
bleu

Almost all rent contracts include a no-subletting clause.... So he won't be able to do it.

By bleu• 29 May 2009 22:45
Rating: 3/5
bleu

Subletting is illegal in Qatar.

By londonalgiers• 29 May 2009 22:41
Rating: 4/5
londonalgiers

Subletting is actually Legal in Qatar, provided it is done officialy with a contract and if it is mentioned that the landlord will live in the property than that is fine too.

By londonalgiers• 29 May 2009 22:41
Rating: 5/5
londonalgiers

Subletting is actually Legal in Qatar, provided it is done officialy with a contract and if it is mentioned that the landlord will live in the property than that is fine too.

By wyp• 29 May 2009 22:21
Rating: 5/5
wyp

He should not be sub-letting at all, whether or not he lives there.

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