Is it ethical to make money from subleasing an apartment?
This is pretty much cut and dry. If you had an opportunity to read the lease before signing it, then you’re ethically bound to follow it. The landlord has the option of agreeing to this new sublet or not. You cannot do it ethically (or legally) without his agreement. If he wants to know the financial situation before agreeing, you’re ethically bound to tell him the truth (or simply decline to tell him anything and give up on the idea). If he doesn’t specifically ask, then there are likely two possibilities. The first is that you reasonably believe that he doesn’t care if you’re making a profit or not. If you reasonably believe this, then you’re not ethically bound to volunteer the information to him. The second is that you reasonably believe he’s making a false assumption based on two things: his not asking the financial information and you not volunteering it. If you don’t volunteer it to correct him, then you are at least partly responsible for this false assumption, and are misleadi
