Landlord Did Not Disclose Part Of Property Is Leased To Third Party For Hunting.

Location: NC

Hi! My 25m (let’s call him Sam) boyfriend just signed the lease, paid first month’s rent, and security deposit for a house sitting on 25 acres.

The listing shows the house address, and the property that comes with it, the land. When my bf toured the house with the owners and his dad, the owners explained that the land usage is his, and he can do whatever he wants recreationally with it. That was a huge selling point for Sam, the full property. Which is why he signed everything.

Now the lease states the property as a single family residence, and under the Tenants obligations it states “subject to applicable law, the Property will only be occupied by any of the following: Tenant(s)(and then children) or anyone listed in the basic terms”. Sam is the only one listed in the basic terms.

Sam, upon getting the keys and exploring the property further, found a few deer stands. He contacted the landlord, and today for the first time they disclosed that part of the yard is actually being rented out to hunters, and the house actually only sits on 2 acres, and for a $100 increase in rent he can have access to all 25 acres.

Nowhere in the lease does it say the land is being leased to another party, mind yall the first deer stand is about 150~ yards from the house. So he was mislead to believe, verbally and in the lease, the property as it’s listed (the tax records and property records list the full 25 acres) were his. He signed this March 7th, found out today, March 16th, that those deer stands are some folks just coming in the yard and going through the woods to hunt.

What do we do.