Are children who are your legal custody considered house guests under a lease agreement?
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Are children who are your legal custody considered house guests under a lease agreement?
In my lease agreement which I rent a room from the owner of the house includes use of all common areas, exclusive right to the second living area, bathroom and third bedroom. Under the section titled “Rules” states the following: “Maximum of 2 houseguests allowed at a time and 0 when Colby is present, without permission”.Are my children which I have legal custody considered houseguests?
Asked on August 7, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Texas
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Children that one has legal responsibility for are not deemed house guests under the law. Rather thay are deemed members of the tenants' family and are allowed to stay much like one's own minor children. Your children are allowed to stay in the unit you occupy from what you have written.
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