Full question:
Can a husband file a civil suit against renters for rent and damages if he is the landlord on the contract but not on the title of the house in Michigan?
- Category: Landlord Tenant
- Date:
- State: Michigan
Answer:
A landlord is defined as the owner, lessor, or sublessor of a dwelling unit. It may be a rental management company or rental agency. A person who is named in a lease as the landlord to whom rent is paid does not necessarily need to also be an owner of the property. When persons sign a contract, they are said to be in privity of contract, and by nature of the contractual rights and obligations created, have standing to enforce those rights in court. Therefore, the landlord named in a lease may have standing to sue to enforce the lease despite not being an owner of the property.
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