http://sfappeal.com/2013/06/tenant-troubles-can-someone-be-a-subtenant-if-they-arent-paying-rent/ SF Appeal: San Francisco's Online Newspaper Sun, 06 May 2018 15:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.24 http://sfappeal.com/2013/06/tenant-troubles-can-someone-be-a-subtenant-if-they-arent-paying-rent/#comment-16141 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 04:48:00 +0000 http://sfappeal.com/?p=50445#comment-16141 Hey, Dave — here’s a variation on the same theme:
If we let our daughter and her family live in our home while we travel for a year or so, would they be considered “tenants” under SF landlord / tenant laws? We have a two-unit building in San Francisco old enough to be covered by rent control. They would not be paying rent to live in our unit, but would serve as house-sitters/caretakers. Would the answer change if we paid them?
While it would be a big family issue to make them leave if they didn’t want to, what would the legal situation be?

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If we let our daughter and her family live in our home while we travel for a year or so, would they be considered “tenants” under SF landlord / tenant laws? We have a two-unit building in San Francisco old enough to be covered by rent control. They would not be paying rent to live in our unit, but would serve as house-sitters/caretakers. Would the answer change if we paid them?
While it would be a big family issue to make them leave if they didn’t want to, what would the legal situation be?

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