What to do about the lodger?

sevenhills

Keep_pedallin

Don’t get involved with the lodger issue, it is entirely down to the housing association to remove him/ her.

You must deal with the lodger, the housing association knows nothing about him. Lodgers have very few rights, just the right to reasonable notice, which it sounds like you have already giving him. If he refuses to leave, you should involve the police. Perhaps speak to them beforehand?

Keep_pedalling

sevenhills said:

Keep_pedallin

Don’t get involved with the lodger issue, it is entirely down to the housing association to remove him/ her.

You must deal with the lodger, the housing association knows nothing about him. Lodgers have very few rights, just the right to reasonable notice, which it sounds like you have already giving him. If he refuses to leave, you should involve the police. Perhaps speak to them beforehand?

Why an earth should the OP do that? The problem is solely the landlords, just as you can’t inherit debts you also can’t inherit a lodger unless you inherit the property they are living in.

Flugelhorn

sevenhills said:

Keep_pedallin

Don’t get involved with the lodger issue, it is entirely down to the housing association to remove him/ her.

You must deal with the lodger, the housing association knows nothing about him. Lodgers have very few rights, just the right to reasonable notice, which it sounds like you have already giving him. If he refuses to leave, you should involve the police. Perhaps speak to them beforehand?

no the family do not have to deal with this - there is clearly more to this story and suspect it would be better if it was explained the HA that there is someone there and leave them to deal with it - they will have plenty of experience and understand the legals etc .

if there are 2 years arrears in the utilities then likely estate is insolvent anyway 

Silvertabby

When my sister died, she didn't have a lodger but she had been a bit of a hoarder.

Her only assets were £1K of benefits that had accrued while she had been in hospital, which went towards her funeral expenses.  I paid the rest, but that isn't classed as 'intermeddling' as I'd signed the funeral contract.

When we handed the keys back to the HA I told them that her estate was insolvent, and so there was no money to pay for the flat to be cleared and cleaned.

The HA manager insisted that I, as nok, was responsible for clearing and clearing the flat - but I just left the keys on the table and walked out.  Never heard anything more from them.

buddy9

sevenhills said:

You must deal with the lodger, the housing association knows nothing about him. Lodgers have very few rights, just the right to reasonable notice, which it sounds like you have already giving him. If he refuses to leave, you should involve the police. Perhaps speak to them beforehand?

Not good advice. In what respect can you evict someone from their home when you don't own the property? Tread with care.

sevenhills

buddy9 said:

Not good advice. In what respect can you evict someone from their home when you don't own the property? Tread with care.

The housing association told the OP that the estate is responsible for evicting the lodger, why is that wrong?
The lodger was there with the agreement of the deceased.

Flugelhorn

sevenhills said:

buddy9 said:

Not good advice. In what respect can you evict someone from their home when you don't own the property? Tread with care.

The housing association told the OP that the estate is responsible for evicting the lodger, why is that wrong?
The lodger was there with the agreement of the deceased.

Housing association just trying it on - best thing in this case is for there to be no-one handling the estate 

74jax

sevenhills said:

buddy9 said:

Not good advice. In what respect can you evict someone from their home when you don't own the property? Tread with care.

The housing association told the OP that the estate is responsible for evicting the lodger, why is that wrong?
The lodger was there with the agreement of the deceased.

The HA need informing there is no estate. They are counting on the fact there is. 
No estate, hand keys back, ask not to be contacted again. 

theoretica

sevenhills said:

buddy9 said:

Not good advice. In what respect can you evict someone from their home when you don't own the property? Tread with care.

The housing association told the OP that the estate is responsible for evicting the lodger, why is that wrong?
The lodger was there with the agreement of the deceased.

It is only partly wrong - if someone were dealing with the estate they could be made to deal with the lodger too.  But 'the estate' doesn't need to mean the OP, or anyone.  The housing association could bill the estate for evicting the lodger or the rent until he leaves - but if the estate has no money they wouldn't get anything through doing that.

buddy9

sevenhills said:

buddy9 said:

Not good advice. In what respect can you evict someone from their home when you don't own the property? Tread with care.

The housing association told the OP that the estate is responsible for evicting the lodger, why is that wrong?
The lodger was there with the agreement of the deceased.

The estate is not a legal entity and it is ridiculous to say that an estate has to do anything.