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No, your landlord cannot evict you for having someone live with you who is not on the lease. There are no federal or state laws that prohibit a non-tenant from living with you. However, be prepared that you will be liable for any damages, problems, or missed payments that the non-tenant causes.

If your agreement is not with the landlord, you will not have protection under the Residential Tenancy Act. This is common when an existing tenant allows a roommate to move in without getting the landlord's agreement to add that person to the tenancy agreement.

A landlord cannot break a tenant's lease and make a tenant leave the property before the end of the lease. A landlord can ask the tenant to consent to ending the lease early but the tenant is not obligated to do so.

Under an existing tenancy agreement, the landlord can only increase the rent in response to additional occupants if the agreement includes a term allowing the rent to vary by a stated amount based on the number of occupants or the parties all agree to sign a new tenancy agreement.

An ?occupant/roommate? is a person who rents from a tenant with whom they live, rather than the landlord, and is therefore not covered under the Residential Tenancy Act. This type of living situation is common in shared houses where a ?head-tenant? rents out bedrooms to roommates.

When you get a roommate, they will also be named on the lease. This means that you share equally all the responsibilities of renting the apartment with them. However, when you sublease to another tenant, they will not be included in the lease.

Even if a landlord doesn't prepare one, the standard terms of a tenancy agreement still apply. Also, paying a security deposit establishes a tenancy, even if there is no written tenancy agreement and if the tenant never moves in. Both landlords and tenants must sign and date the agreement.