[§521-37]  Subleases and assignments. 
(a)  Unless otherwise agreed to in a written rental agreement and except as
otherwise provided in this section, the tenant may sublet the tenant's dwelling
unit or assign the rental agreement to another without the landlord's consent.



(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a tenant
of a dwelling unit administered, owned, or subsidized by the United States, the
State, a county, or any agency thereof.



(c)  A written rental agreement may provide
that the tenant's right to sublet the tenant's dwelling unit or assign the
rental agreement is subject to the consent of the landlord. [L 1972, c 132, pt
of §1; gen ch 1985]