I have a 2 bedroom minor dwelling that an 87 year old guy took on around 6months ago. Apparently he was evicted from his old address due to other members of his family. The old man moved in with his 6 year old grandson and his son is acting as guarantor, he's not been a problem at all.
I got a phone call the other day from the son (acting as guarantor) that his sister, her husband and 2 children have moved into the property. The old man hasn't been very well lately and has had a series of hospital visits etc which is why i think she is there but all his home help and meals on wheels have stopped. The son is very concerned his sister is living there and taking advantage of the old man and said she was the one that got him into trouble last time with the previous rental property.
OK so i went around there last week and i get on very well with the old man so i had a chat with him and then requested her to step outside as i wanted a chat in private.
I asked her how long she had been living at the house - she said 2-3months which is not a guest as far as im concerned but a long term stayer. The property is way too small to hold 3 adults and 2 hyper children and there is no outside space for the kids to run around. I've also got the water included in the rent based on 2 people living there not 5 - so my costs are going to be a lot higher than i've budgeted for. She said she was moving on Monday 5th October to a property just around the corner. I told her i was in the area on Monday and would drop by to make sure she had left. I've just dropped a letter into the property for her confirming our conversation making a point that she had to leave.
The son is saying that the guarantor form doesn't cover for his sister being there but as far as i'm concerned it's his family and he should now start to have some say about who is living there to protect his interests otherwise he will be footing the cost.
Can anybody give me some advice on how to go about this and what other tatics i should/could be using. She's got the message that i'm not happy with her being there and have made it quite clear she will be leaving, i just need to prepare myself incase she digs her heels in. I understand the old boy is sick but the son is going to find somewhere else to live taking his dad with him in a couple of months.
Sharon
I got a phone call the other day from the son (acting as guarantor) that his sister, her husband and 2 children have moved into the property. The old man hasn't been very well lately and has had a series of hospital visits etc which is why i think she is there but all his home help and meals on wheels have stopped. The son is very concerned his sister is living there and taking advantage of the old man and said she was the one that got him into trouble last time with the previous rental property.
OK so i went around there last week and i get on very well with the old man so i had a chat with him and then requested her to step outside as i wanted a chat in private.
I asked her how long she had been living at the house - she said 2-3months which is not a guest as far as im concerned but a long term stayer. The property is way too small to hold 3 adults and 2 hyper children and there is no outside space for the kids to run around. I've also got the water included in the rent based on 2 people living there not 5 - so my costs are going to be a lot higher than i've budgeted for. She said she was moving on Monday 5th October to a property just around the corner. I told her i was in the area on Monday and would drop by to make sure she had left. I've just dropped a letter into the property for her confirming our conversation making a point that she had to leave.
The son is saying that the guarantor form doesn't cover for his sister being there but as far as i'm concerned it's his family and he should now start to have some say about who is living there to protect his interests otherwise he will be footing the cost.
Can anybody give me some advice on how to go about this and what other tatics i should/could be using. She's got the message that i'm not happy with her being there and have made it quite clear she will be leaving, i just need to prepare myself incase she digs her heels in. I understand the old boy is sick but the son is going to find somewhere else to live taking his dad with him in a couple of months.
Sharon
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