Is it considered breaking a lease by having a caregiver for my children?
2007-02-23 17:05:03 · 11 answers · asked by J 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It really depends on your lease. If your lease states that no one else can live on the premises, other than those who lived there at the signing of these lease, then you cannot have a live in nanny. But, if your lease does not state how many people can actually live in the apartment, then I cannot see the landlord evicting you. Lastly, if you explain the situation to your landlord, regardless of what the lease says, I cannot imagine that he/she would deny you a live in caregiver for your children.
If it is against your lease, and your landlord will not budge on the subject, then I would either break the lease and take the financial loses or I would alert the local media. This would make a good public interest story and bad media coverage might convince the landlord to concede to your needs or convince them to let you break your lease without penalty.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
2007-02-23 17:14:25 · answer #1 · answered by Mr Mojo Risin 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This question really depends on the terms and conditions of your lease that you signed with the apartment owner or mangement company when you first moved into your dwelling.
If your lease states that your apartment or house was rented or leased to 1 person, with for instance, 1 child, then you must talk to the manager first before moving in another person to occupy the unit with you. There is also a big difference between someone staying with you for a couple of weeks, and someone living with you. Someone staying with you is considered a guest, if they are not receiving mail there, and are staying for a very limited amount of time, which would have to be discussed with management.
The owner or management company has a legal right to charge you more rent, if in fact that is stipulated in your lease, or evict you if you don't tell them, because then you are in violation of your lease agreement. I don't think you would necessarily be evicted for that reason, if you pay your rent on time, and there are no complaints from other neighbors against you.
Make sure you look into the legalities of hiring a nanny to reside with you, in terms of insurance and protection for your child or children, and of course carefully check their referrences.
Just talk to the manager about your situation. I am sure you can work it out to suit the both of your needs and requirements.
I wish you the best.
2007-02-23 17:26:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she is living there and IF it is in the lease no one else can live there, that is a violation of the lease and he can try and evict you. An eviction notice on the door by your landlord means nothing except it is part of a process to legally evict you!
Many courts won't throw someone out because they have someone living with them, but they will if you fail to pay the rent! He might up your rent though!
They also can technically evict you for a violation of the lease. I am not saying it won't happen!
I love leases, they are pages long and the require you to do a lot of things. If you notice, the landlord seldom is required to do anything!
2007-02-23 17:17:46 · answer #3 · answered by cantcu 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hire A Live In Nanny
2016-12-16 08:47:17 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the terms of your lease and the rules in the city/town you live in. Ask your landlord if there are restrictions on live-in help. I would think that is the quickest way to find out how the landlord feels.
If the landlord says he/she will evict you, contact your local tenants rights org or the city/town council or citizens help centre and they can advise you where to find the information you need should you decide to take some sort of action or to contest the terms of your leasing agreement.
If you are not on any lease then you have to check the tenants rights laws within your community. These vary from place to place and will be the determining legislation that will affect your rights in terms of having more people come to live in your space.
2007-02-23 17:11:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
As many have said, it may depend on your lease. It may also depend on the local ordinances in your particular community. Some communities have ordinances to restrict the number of people that can live in a single residence. For example, the community I lived in last year, only four unrelated people could live in a single residence. I currently live in a community where you must have one bedroom for each person living at the residence, unless all people at the residence are related by blood or marriage. It may be against a local ordinance for this nanny to live with you. I would check on that as well as the terms of your lease.
2007-02-23 17:55:42 · answer #6 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No your nanny can not live with you while you are in a rented housing. You are the only one on the lease.
2007-02-23 17:08:11 · answer #7 · answered by keliray1969 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to check your lease. Often there are limits to the number of people who can reside in a residence. Also, any adult living there must be on the lease. You must be in violation of one of these.
2007-02-23 17:08:28 · answer #8 · answered by TwinkaTee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just depends on how your lease is written And if you don't have one then really they can't but I would talk it over with them just in case to to make sure of their rules
2007-02-23 17:08:51 · answer #9 · answered by mike mike 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check your lease.. if its in your lease no to allow any more adults living in your home, then you cant do anything about it.. but if its not there, then you can challenge your landlord..
2007-02-23 17:08:48 · answer #10 · answered by Mintee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋