The word "lodger", the meaning of which is not known to everyone, is explained as a person who rents an apartment or house for a certain time to live in it. Most often, such people do not have their own roof over their heads or just think about purchasing their square meters.
In what cases do they rent housing?
Often the following circumstances push people to choose this option:
- An adult lives with his parents and has a share in the apartment, but wants to be separately and independently.
- There are frequent cases when people are interested in renting a house after a divorce. If the meters were common, they should be divided between husband and wife. The proceeds from the property sold are most likely not enough to buy a new apartment for each of the former spouses. As a result, they are tenants in the future.
- A young family lives with their parents in the same room. Over time, disagreements arise, and young people think that it is better to live separately.
How to rent and rent an apartment?
For those who are going to take such steps, it is necessary to know some nuances.
When renting a house, you must necessarily conclude a contract of employment. Many tenants ignore this, even more often they are opposed by owners who do not want to pay taxes, but in vain. The agreement clearly spells out the agreements between the parties, the rights and responsibilities of each of them. In case of dishonesty of someone, the document will serve as the basis for filing a lawsuit in court and compensation for damage. Here are the points that will be useful to include in the contract:
- Rental period. Typically, a contract is concluded for a year, then it is renewed if there is a desire.
- Consent / disagreement to stay in the apartment of cats, dogs, birds and other animals.
- The time the landlord visits the tenants. Or stipulates the absence of such visits.
- Amount of insurance deposit. It is paid by the tenant in case of damage to property and other unforeseen losses.
- Residents' obligation to comply with the law of peace and quiet at night. If you violate this paragraph, customers can be evicted without difficulty.
- Prohibition of sublease of housing by tenants. This is to ensure that the apartment is not handed over to other people without the knowledge of the owner.
What else to consider?
It is worth checking the documents for real estate carefully, if the owner’s relatives rent the housing, they must have a power of attorney from a notary You also need to carefully study the landlord's passport to make sure that he is who he claims to be. It happens that in a couple of days a real owner comes and puts tenants out the door.
Landlords also need to check the tenants' documents and conclude a contract of employment. Advance payment is desirable to take. If the tenants do not have money from the very beginning or communication with them causes discomfort, it is better to refuse the transaction.