Prospective tenant's sister as nanny/baby-sitter

Prospective tenant's sister as nanny/baby-sitter by Julie (CA) on June 6, 2012 @13:47

We are about to sign the lease. This prospective tenant is a single mom. She said her sister "from time to time" is going to help out with child care. I guess that means the sister could stay overnight. Should the sister listed as tenant and go thru the screening process ? What can I do to accomodate her sister without getting into trouble ? Thank you very much.

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Re: Prospective tenant's sister as nanny/baby-sitter by Bryan (Ia) on June 6, 2012 @13:56	[ Reply ]

Ask the potential T to define the term "time to time." Ask if sis will be living there. Get clarification on anything that you are concerned about, BEFORE signing the lease. If you are still uncomfortable, then don't sign and move on to the next prospect.

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Re: Prospective tenant's sister as nanny/baby-sitter by Jake on June 6, 2012 @14:15	[ Reply ]

What the applicant is trying to tell you in a coded way is that the unemployed sister will be moving in and bringing her unemployed boyfriend from prison.

Re: Prospective tenant's sister as nanny/baby-sitter by A.T.SF (CA) on June 6, 2012 @14:31	[ Reply ]

The passage below is from my Rental Lease in San Francisco. It complies with California State Law and local San Francisco Rent Control Laws. (d) Tenant may have guests on the Premises for not over fifteen consecutive days or thirty days in a calendar year, and no more than one guests per bedroom at any one time. Persons staying more than fifteen consecutive days or more than thirty days in any calendar year shall NOT be considered original tenants of the unit. Tenant must obtain the prior written approval of Owner if an invitee of Tenant will be present at the Premises for more than fifteen consecutive days or thirty days in a calendar year. Violation of the provisions of this section shall be deemed a substantial and material breach of this Rental Agreement and is agreed to be a just cause for eviction. Since she was up front with you and did say her sister would visit from time to time; just get that defined, write up and approval for that instance. You may just go ahead and list her as an unapproved subsequent occupant and issue a notice indicating that the sister has no legal claim to the apartment or can benefit from the tenant legal rights under California Civil Code 1554.50.

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