Can a landlord deny me the right to babysit 2 toddlers because of insurance concerns?
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Can a landlord deny me the right to babysit 2 toddlers because of insurance concerns?
Asked on September 13, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
If you are leasing a residential apartment or unit, the landlord can prevent you from using that space for a business, including a home-based business like babysitting--you are only entitled to use a residence as a residence, and if you try to use it for a commercial use, then the landlord could very likely evict you. Alternately, the landlord could require you to get and provide proof of the correct type and amount of insurance, naming the landlord as a payee, to make sure he is protected, as a conditon of allowing you to babysit.
If you are not babysitting for money (e.g. babysitting a family member's children), the landlord should not be able to stop you from doing this unless there is some specific term in the written lease which you signed which would bar the babysitting.
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