Renting a flat, do I or don't I?

Craig4004

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• May 8, 2013

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Currently renting a flat with my mrs, who is due to have our baby in August. We didn't know that she was pregnant when we started the tenancy and we haven't really thought about telling the letting agency. Got a letter this morning saying they are doing a routine check up on the flat on the 28th May. There are other kids around the block of 6 flats so I don't see why it would be a problem but I'm just a bit worried that they might tell us we've gotta move out? Do I let them find out by seeing all the baby stuff, tell them before the check up, or hide all the baby stuff? Help!

 

LamieRobertson

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• May 8, 2013

• #2

Craig4004 said:

Currently renting a flat with my mrs, who is due to have our baby in August. We didn't know that she was pregnant when we started the tenancy and we haven't really thought about telling the letting agency. Got a letter this morning saying they are doing a routine check up on the flat on the 28th May. There are other kids around the block of 6 flats so I don't see why it would be a problem but I'm just a bit worried that they might tell us we've gotta move out? Do I let them find out by seeing all the baby stuff, tell them before the check up, or hide all the baby stuff? Help!

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I think uve answered your own question..there are other kids about...i thought there would be more of a problem with pets or having to pay rent with housing benefit...have u looked at your lease?

 

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Billy the Fish

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• May 8, 2013

• #3

Nothing usually in the lease that says you can't have kids. I wouldn't bother, it's none of their business.

 

Goldstone1976

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• May 8, 2013

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It would be extremely unusual for a lease to stipulate that you can't have a baby while living there! I guess it's possible it says "no children", but I've never seen that. Best thing to do is check your lease. If it doesn't explicitly say "no kids", you're in the clear...

 

Bakero

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• May 8, 2013

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I'd be amazed if you weren't ok.

 

beorhthelm

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• #6

i think you are confused with pets.

 

Questions

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• May 8, 2013

• #7

I think in law the landlord has the right to seize the children and have them sold for vivisection.

 

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ees complicated no?

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• May 8, 2013

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Is this for real ?

 

Triggaaar

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Goldstone

• May 8, 2013

• #9

Front page:
Family thrown out of home for having a baby

 

GoldWithFalmer

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• May 8, 2013

• #10

Have the baby and don't hide anything-even if for some strange obscure reason it stipulates no kids? (check your tenancy agreement) a newborn baby is very much not a problem............god why have i just waste 5 minutes of my life repling.

don't worry about it

 

Grombleton

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• May 8, 2013

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Questions said:

I think in law the landlord has the right to seize the children and have them sold for vivisection.

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nwgull

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Jul 25, 2003

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• May 8, 2013

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It'll work in your favour if anything. They have to have reasonable grounds to evict you, and, even if they did, evicting a family with a minor is really hard.

 

nwgull

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• May 8, 2013

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For what it's worth: any lease that stipulated that you couldn't get pregnant would be about as legal as one that denied access to property to anyone based on race, gender, religion etc.

 

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Hatterlovesbrighton

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• May 8, 2013

• #14

Should be fine. But if you opt for a home birth and don't put sheets down then you're probably not going to get much of your deposit back.

 

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Munkfish

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May 1, 2006

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• May 8, 2013

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I do hope the baby is born with a few more brain cells than its old man.

Nothing to worry about, you will be fine. Good luck! I hope its early August, wouldnt want to miss our first game in the Prem.

 

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Bad Ash

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• May 8, 2013

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Your girlfriend is human, right?

 

Giraffe

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There is absolutely no problem with you having a baby in the property. No need for you to worry.

 

GoldWithFalmer

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• May 8, 2013

• #18

Giraffe said:

There is absolutely no problem with you having a baby in the property. No need for you to worry.

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I would see it as a problem,i'd want world wide exclusive media rights on this one,his girlfriend you mean

 

KingstonSeagull

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• May 8, 2013

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Do you live in North Korea?

 

Craig4004

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Peacehaven

• May 8, 2013

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• #20

Thanks for the replies, most of which made me chuckle. For the record, my old man who is a bit of a pessimist, was saying that I could be in my landlord's bad-books but NSC has left me feeling worry free. Cheers!