Adding a tenant
I have a tenant who has been an issue from the 2nd week he moved in. Many of the problems cannot be resolved due to my lease. I'm a new landlord and have learned a lot for the next time! However, in the meantime, my question is - if my tenant has a guest past 2 weeks, can I request to add that "guest" to the lease for at least a month-to-month basis while they stay there? This is now the 3rd "guest" who is staying for well over a visitation period. Based on his lying history, I'm assuming this newest 'guest' will be here until the end of his lease on September 30th, despite him saying it will be 2-6 weeks. Unfortunately, I don't have a visitor policy in my lease (again, I've learned a lot from my 'new landlord ignorance') but I want to protect myself. This is now the 2nd person I would be adding to the lease as he has already had a 'guest' that had been there for 3 months and I finally demanded she sign a lease and fill out an application. With it being now a 3rd person living there, when I originally signed a lease for just one person, I would like to raise the rent as well for the added wear-and-tear. Has anyone experienced this, and how did you handle it? I appreciate any advice. Thank you!