Updated August 04, 2023
An Iowa sublease agreement provides a defined framework for a sublet arrangement in which a tenant rents space in their residence to a sub-tenant while still being under a rental lease. In such a case, the principal tenant becomes a sub-lessor and acts as a landlord for the individual who is renting via this new agreement (known as a “sub-lessee”). A sub-lessee may inhabit the property for the duration of the sublease, as would a regular tenant. However, the property owner/manager is not obligated to honoring any sublease exceeding that of the principal tenant/sublessor’s lease. Therefore, the sub-lessee is not legally entitled to maintain a residence on the premises without the sublessor’s main lease being in effect– unless otherwise expressed in writing.
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