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ATaylor

Junior Member
What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Oklahoma

I am having an awfull time with my landlord and don't know what to do and really don't know if what she is doing to me is even legal. I have six children and we all live together in an apartment building. I have always felt uncomfortable with her, I felt she was unfair to my kids. She is very set in her ways and it seems like she is yelling at one of my kids all the time. If she finds trash in the parking lot it is blamed on my kids, if she sees anything out of sorts it is blamed on my kids. I personally know that it is not my children making these messes and acting up. I don't allow it! I am to afraid of losing our home if they do mess up. Now the apartment manager has moved on the complex. She actually came to me last night yelling at me that the kids were to loud. (Remember I have 6, how quiet can that be). They were all playing together outside. She actually told me that they were no longer allowed to play outside unless they were in my backyard (which is about as big as a walk-in closet), or in the empty field behind the apartment building. She also called my family a herd! She said that I would have to move my herd to the back! She also said that if I didn't want to be responsible for any of the other kids that they played with I needed to send them home and not allow the kids to play together. So in otherwords, if the other kids of the community are playing with my children, I am responsible for the other children too. And if I couldn't handle that I needed to send them home and not allow my children to play with anyone. I don't know what to do and am asking for any help with my problem. And until I figure it out I guess we will all stay cooped up in the house, afraid of what will come next. By the way my children are 13, 12, 10, 7, 4, and 2. I am not behind in my rent, and just dont understand!
Thanks in advance for any help!
 


ATaylor said:
What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Oklahoma

I am having an awfull time with my landlord and don't know what to do and really don't know if what she is doing to me is even legal. I have six children and we all live together in an apartment building. I have always felt uncomfortable with her, I felt she was unfair to my kids. She is very set in her ways and it seems like she is yelling at one of my kids all the time. If she finds trash in the parking lot it is blamed on my kids, if she sees anything out of sorts it is blamed on my kids. I personally know that it is not my children making these messes and acting up. I don't allow it! I am to afraid of losing our home if they do mess up. Now the apartment manager has moved on the complex. She actually came to me last night yelling at me that the kids were to loud. (Remember I have 6, how quiet can that be). They were all playing together outside. She actually told me that they were no longer allowed to play outside unless they were in my backyard (which is about as big as a walk-in closet), or in the empty field behind the apartment building. She also called my family a herd! She said that I would have to move my herd to the back! She also said that if I didn't want to be responsible for any of the other kids that they played with I needed to send them home and not allow the kids to play together. So in otherwords, if the other kids of the community are playing with my children, I am responsible for the other children too. And if I couldn't handle that I needed to send them home and not allow my children to play with anyone. I don't know what to do and am asking for any help with my problem. And until I figure it out I guess we will all stay cooped up in the house, afraid of what will come next. By the way my children are 13, 12, 10, 7, 4, and 2. I am not behind in my rent, and just dont understand!
Thanks in advance for any help!

Do you have a specific legal question?
 

ATaylor

Junior Member
Legal reason for having so many children? What do you mean by that? I have the children because I wanted the children. And there are two fathers involved. My first husband had died, and my second husband and I have had 4 children together.
I don't understand why that would make a difference, but there is your answer.
 

ATaylor

Junior Member
My specific legal question was whether or not my apartment manager can say that my children are not allowed to play anywhere but in the small backyard I have or in a empty field behind the complex? Can she legally say where my children are to play?
 

TomBrooklyn

Junior Member
How many children did you have when you moved in?

Did you advise landlord when you moved in of how many children would be living there?

Are they listed on the lease?
 

HomeGuru

Senior Member
TomBrooklyn said:
How many children did you have when you moved in?

Did you advise landlord when you moved in of how many children would be living there?

Are they listed on the lease?

**A: and what do your questions have to do with anything?
 

Who's Liable?

Senior Member
Having children in an apartment has nothing to do with this... Last time I checked it was illegal to not rent an apartment to someone based on them having children. UNLESS it's a senior community where they can deny leasing...
 

TomBrooklyn

Junior Member
HomeGuru said:
**A: and what do your questions have to do with anything?
Perhaps she moved in with a couple of kids and the others were born while she was there or moved in from somewhere else after the lease period started. The landlord may have felt she had outgrown the apartment, although the OP didn't specifically indicate the landlord said that.

I think it might be illegal for a tenant to tell the landlord a certain number of persons will be living there and then bring more people, children or otherwise, in later. The lease I use (NYC, NY) reads: "4A. OCCUPANTS. No more than _____ persons may reside on the Premises unless the prior written consent of the Landlord is obtained.

Is this clause unenforceable? Perhaps unenforceable in the case of a family member who did not originally move in but came later during the lease period?
 

Who's Liable?

Senior Member
She moved in with all six of her children. Nobody came in later...

Under Section 126(A). Rules and regulations... The LL can adopt new rules regarding tenants use and occupancy of premises, but not target an individual tenant solely... The new rule has to apply to ALL tenants...
 

ATaylor

Junior Member
Answer to questions~

I moved in with all six children. The landlord knew I had 6, and all six are on the lease. It is a four bedroom townhouse apartment. So it is not overcrowded by any means. 2 children to each room, and one for my husband and I. The children are still locked up in the house for now. I am scared to let them play out front. We try to go to the park when possible on weekends. I am thankfull it is dark early now, so they don't really miss playing outside. I just wanted to know if the landlord can legally say where my children are allowed to play? Can anyone answer this for me?
 

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