Do your adult children have to go on YOUR tenancy agreement as shared renters of the property or are they able to live with the parents in a boarding situation?

cheekycactus - 2021-07-06 15:37:00

I think you’re supposed to name all the adults living in the property Norge tenancy agreement - not sure why

sarahb5 - 2021-07-06 16:40:00

I would think all that are to be occupants would be named, regardless of familial relationships.

pico42 - 2021-07-06 17:52:00

I don’t see where it’s required in the RTA and can see why would wouldn’t as they then become jointly and severally liable for the tenancy and the parents might want to have sole responsibility.

sparkychap - 2021-07-06 18:24:00

There's no reason for it. Control-freak property managers like to know the name and age of every resident, and the particularly OCD ones will also want them all on the tenancy agreement. Unnecessary complication with little benefits.

pasadena1 - 2021-07-06 19:25:00

Off topic a bit. When my daughter and her partner started renting their current place, they had a friend move in with them while she finished her last semester at uni. Friend was listed as a flat mate as she was only going to be there for a few months. My daughter and her partner were solely responsible for everything.

Edited by joanie04 at 7:27 pm, Tue 6 Jul

joanie04 - 2021-07-06 19:26:00

pasadena1 wrote:

Unnecessary complication with little benefits.

Lots of benefits when/if you need to chase the money order you have.

keys - 2021-07-06 20:02:00

Probably also has implications in Landlord Insurance policy as well. Just like car insurance where insurer want's 'named drivers' on policies.

brouser3 - 2021-07-06 20:16:00

cheekycactus wrote:

Do your adult children have to go on YOUR tenancy agreement as shared renters of the property or are they able to live with the parents in a boarding situation?

I asked my landlord to put our 19 yr old son on our tenancy and he has no problem with it. Mainly because I want him to have a credit rating and he's so good and pays board without any whinging. It's not necessary but it will help in the long run with a credit rating at their age and learn responsibility, even though they're regarded as adults they're pretty green behind the gills.

lsakb - 2021-07-06 21:23:00

pasadena1 wrote:

There's no reason for it. Control-freak property managers like to know the name and age of every resident, and the particularly OCD ones will also want them all on the tenancy agreement. Unnecessary complication with little benefits.

I agree, we only have the name of the tenant on ours and he can have what children or whoever he wants living in the house. As long as he keeps paying the rent and not trashing the place it isn't any of my business who he has living there.

tygertung - 2021-07-07 09:53:00

cheekycactus wrote:

Do your adult children have to go on YOUR tenancy agreement as shared renters of the property or are they able to live with the parents in a boarding situation?

It's entirely up to the landlord. It's not legally required - legally there only has to be one tenant on the tenancy agreement for the agreement to exist. Other tenants may want to be listed, or prefer not to be; or landlords may want all adult tenants listed, or not mind.
If a debt arises, then whoever is on the tenancy agreement is responsible for the debt - the tenants are "jointly and severally liable", which means the landlord can choose, if s/he wants, to just chase one tenant for a debt owing.
(So if your deadbeat flatmate, who's on the tenancy agreement along with you, decides he wants to paint the carpet in his bedroom, and then skips off into the night, the landlord can make you pay for it instead - one of the reasons why landlords can be keen to have all adults listed).

luteba - 2021-07-07 14:56:00

lsakb wrote:

I asked my landlord to put our 19 yr old son on our tenancy and he has no problem with it. Mainly because I want him to have a credit rating and he's so good and pays board without any whinging. It's not necessary but it will help in the long run with a credit rating at their age and learn responsibility, even though they're regarded as adults they're pretty green behind the gills.

That’s not how one gets a credit rating. And he probably doesn’t need one anyway.

mike2090 - 2021-07-08 20:17:00