Just curious, what is your main motive?Money is not main motive
I don't want to complicate things by getting solicitor involved.
Thanks to all for the good advice.
@ClubMan
If this ever comes to pass, overnight the streets will be filled with homeless people. If you dont have control over who lives in your own home, you totally banjaxed.As I said before, that scenario is highly unlikely but if I didn't have that power then I wouldn't share the house at all, regardless of the amount of rent. I'll end the arrangement as soon as Sinn Féin are on the brink of government because I believe they will amend the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019 which brought Licence Agreements under the main 2004 Act with the exception where the "licensor also resides in the dwelling". From one of @ClubMan links above I read that Threshhold are campaigning for such an amendment to the RTA to remove the exception and I believe that Sinn Féin in government will bring that change about.
I don't think that any of the links that I posted has anything about that?From one of @ClubMan links above I read that Threshhold are campaigning for such an amendment to the RTA to remove the exception and I believe that Sinn Féin in government will bring that change about.
Yes, but I didn't link to any Threshold material.Look at the Threshold publication "Renting and Risk" section 5.4.1 last sentence in last paragraph.
I have a room rented out.I have decided to rent the spare room in my Dublin two-bed townhouse. Money is not main motive, so I have verbally agreed rent about 50% of market rate. Person due to move in soon but has messaged me asking to discuss Contract. I don't want to complicate things by getting solicitor involved. Should I simply write out what we verbally agreed and both of us sign it? What I said was the € monthly rent paid in advance, no deposit, contribute 1/3 of Electric bill and zero contribution for tv, WiFi and bins, tenant can terminate whenever they want with months rent returned pro-rata but also that if it's not working out for me then would they be able to leave at short notice. Prospective tenant agreed to this but their request for a contract is a formality that makes me nervous. If it gets complicated I'll just forget about it altogether. Over the last few years I've done the house up to a very high standard so it's a great deal for the person.
Advice on the above plus any general advice about the Rent-a-Room would be appreciated. I'm a recent OAP and the prospective tenant is a mature student.
It's perfectly reasonable that there should be an agreement in place setting out the expectations and responsibilities of both parties. A simple agreement on terms of the rent and what's included (utilities, media, comms, etc.) and around the use of common facilities ensures everyone knows the score and there's less chance of disagreements down the line.That is ridiculous for someone to start dictatng terms ,tell them straight up that is not the way you work and follow advice of post above
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