可以。房东善于中文。可以用中文沟通。
至于与房客间的互动，过去也有只会说英文的房客，那位访客也用初步日文加英文来交流沟通。应该没问题。
Yes, the owner's English is poor, but we have also had people who only speak English living with us. With the help of the owner's broken English and the tenants' help, they managed to live happily.