Rent a room agreement wanted

housesitter

roses wrote: »

NoI have a pretty strict lodger contract which doesn't allow using broadband for illegal content, no holes in walls (I had all walls stripped, plastered and skimmed and my first lodger left the walls in a right state so now I forbid it) & no smoking.

It sounds to me like you don't trust the person you are actually living live.
I mean, I assume you are living with your lodger?

Personally, I couldn't live with someone I don't trust.

I wont mention your internet issues becuase I have no problem with that and have no problem with them trying to prove you have done anything wrong.

spirit

How could you possibly know Housesitter whether you might trust someone or not? You've probably only met them for a hour or so before they move in - that's not an awful lot of time to accurately sum someone up. I've trusted everyone I've had here, until they've given me cause not to.

for example, I have a no smoking rule in the house, prospective lodgers know this, it is in the house rules which they sign a copy of and keep one. So what then when you find that this lodger is smoking in their room? This person knew my rules and said they'd be happy to smoke outside. I even said they could smoke in the utility room with the inside door shut and outside one open, for when it was raining etc. Still they smoked in their room.

Now, even if someone says they are a smoker but are happy to smoke outside, I say a definite no to smokers.

The others I've had here I trust(ed) implicitly. The house is their home too and have become friends even when they've moved.

housesitter

My current lodger is someone I was aware of via a bigger group of friends. I able able to check his background. It's colourful but he's far from dodgy in my eyes.

I would let someone into my home that I didn't feel safe with nor was able to get a reference from employer, or do some internet digging on.

Regards the smoking, he does against the house rules, if it were a problem for me to clean the room I'd have booted him out.
A few hours cleaning when he leaves is worth the money he gives me every month.

spirit

I did boot the smoker out, not just for the smoking rule but non payment of rent. I always take up employer refs and previous LL if there was one. It still doesn't always tell you what someone is going to be like though.


when smoker left, i had to redecorate the room and steam clean the carpet. This was not normal wear and tear. smoke smells and stains are quite difficult to eradicate. I'd rather say sod the rent and have the room empty for a couple of weeks til a non smoker comes along.

Teterow

My current lodger is giving me grief. She has given me notice that she wants to move out. I have accepted and signed her written notice. Now she wants me to use her bond as last month rent, which I think is totally out of order! Tried to explain, why there is a bond in place, but she is not coughing up....what do i do?