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Owner occupying house, agreement needed?

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  • 16-04-2008 2:27pm
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    LegacyUser
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    I'm renting out a room in my house, as I'm the owner occupier what sort of lease do I need to get the person renting the room to sign? I was told before a standard tenant agreement would be different as they're aimed at people renting from a landlord who doesn't live in the property.

    Any help appreciated!


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    The_Conductor
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    You do not need a lease of any nature- the person is living in your house "under licence" and is not covered by any of the regulations and acts which govern tenancies. It would however be a very good idea to draw up a list of house rules and get the person to sign off on it. This would include: no music after perhaps 11PM, turning off the immersion heater after use, washing dishes promptly- etc etc.

    S./


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    LegacyUser
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    Thanks for the advice, much appreciated.


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    zefer
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    I had a rent-a-room agreement when I had people renting a room.
    PM me your email address if you want a copy of it and I'll send it on to you.


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    The_Conductor
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    zefer wrote: »
    I had a rent-a-room agreement when I had people renting a room.
    PM me your email address if you want a copy of it and I'll send it on to you.

    Any chance you'd post it here- I'm sure it would benefit quite a few people.

    S.


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    zefer
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    Sure thing..Here you go.

    Obviously, you can edit it to fit your situation as needs be..


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    The_Conductor
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    zefer wrote: »
    Sure thing..Here you go.

    Obviously, you can edit it to fit your situation as needs be..

    You are actually giving away quite a few rights to the "tenant" in your agreement, that they have no entitlement to. 4 weeks notice to quite would be extremely unusual in a rent-a-room situation, and quite a few of the other conditions are more akin to what would be expected in a lease situation rather than a rent-a-room situation. Just an observation. It is quite a definitive document with a lot of work in it though- well done.

    S.

    Ps- Perhaps other people might like to make additions to this with further suggestions. I'll sticky this thread. Shane


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    zefer
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    I actually got that from someone else on Boards but changed it when I used it to suit my own needs..I'll see if I can find the version I used somewhere..Not renting room anymore, so havent used it in a while.

    I rigged the 4 weeks notice in my version to state that the renter had to give 4 weeks notice or forefit their deposit but that I could ask them to leave more or less when I wanted but would try to be fair about it..

    As I said, you can change it to suit your own needs/circumstances..

    Best of luck with it whoever uses it, you can get such a mixed bag of people when renting a room out!

    D


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    LegacyUser
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    Thanks a million for the feed back lads, will edit the agreement to suit my needs.


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