Removing lodger/cohabitating person from parent's home when they go into care

Albermarle

Maybe you/your family will have to visit regularly to make sure the house does not deteriorate too much, whilst the situation gets eventually sorted.

BrynNormanCott

Numerous floorboards have already gone and the property is in a great state of disrepair despite family members trying to resolve issues for the parent.  The property may well not fall down around their ears, but it stands a great chance on falling in on them

lincroft1710

If the partner is responsible for the floorboards' removal or damage then that would be a good reason to have them removed from the house. The problem being trying to find an entity who would take the responsibility for rehousing the partner either directly or indirectly.

FreeBear

lincroft1710 said:

Unless the "partner" starts knocking down internal structural walls or pulling up floorboards or removing staircases and chimney breasts or fails to have missing roof tiles replaced the place would not "literally fall down around their ears". Hoarding loads of newspapers/magazines may create a fire hazard however or if of an extremely excessive weight may cause floorboards and timber joists to collapse 

Piling stuff up against the external walls, failing to heat & ventilate will lead to issues with damp. This could result in rot of skirting, and possibly floorboards. It will certainly cause damage to plaster if left for too long..

lincroft1710

FreeBear said:

lincroft1710 said:

Unless the "partner" starts knocking down internal structural walls or pulling up floorboards or removing staircases and chimney breasts or fails to have missing roof tiles replaced the place would not "literally fall down around their ears". Hoarding loads of newspapers/magazines may create a fire hazard however or if of an extremely excessive weight may cause floorboards and timber joists to collapse 

Piling stuff up against the external walls, failing to heat & ventilate will lead to issues with damp. This could result in rot of skirting, and possibly floorboards. It will certainly cause damage to plaster if left for too long..

I wouldn't disagree these would cause problems, but not immediately cause the property to fall down. I have seen many properties in various states of disrepair and unless there has been subsidence, severe structural damage or inherent faulty construction (or a wrecking ball) it takes a lot for a property to actually fall down. 

I have sympathy for both OP and the partner.

lisyloo

Is there an "urgent" route for COP cases and would this qualify?

elsien

There is, but it’s either for time limited decision such as medical ones or for one off interim decisions. OP could look into it, but might need legal advice. I don’t know whether these circumstances would fit given that a deferred payment decision could be made with the local authority ref care home funding. 
https://www.gov.uk/emergency-court-of-protection

ETA - as an example a person in care with a relative living in the house which was a hoarders paradise, holes in the roof, no working kitchen due to rain coming in. Etc.  Equity release company looking to repossess, family member refusing to leave. It was delayed anyway because the person was challenging being in a care home so the Court of Protection were involved in the long term accommodation decision however once that decision was made (which took over 12 months), there was no urgent interim decision and the company waited for the usual deputyship processes to be in place. I don't know if an interim decision was explored or not but I think it was another 12- 18 months before any legal eviction processes were able to be started and the local authority funded the place during that time.