A tenant cannot assign or sublet a lease without the landlord’s consent.^[1]

14-Day Consent Period

The tenant must have each potential occupant (sublessee) send a written offer to the landlord, who will in turn have 14 days to respond. The landlord can reject applicants for the following reasons^[2]:

• Bad credit/financial irresponsibility
• Too many tenants
• Number of tenants under 18
• Applicant will not accept terms of original lease
• Pet maintenance
• Proposed commercial activity
• Written information provided by a previous landlord that relays abuses committed by the applicant

Landlord’s Non-Answer

If the landlord fails to reject a prospective subtenant within 14 days or does not list a valid reason in their written rejection letter, it is assumed that they accept.^[3]