Re. co-habitation

Wibles

Hi Guys, anyone who could clear this up for me?
I share a house with some others who were chosen by the landlord to live here. I have no say in the characters he chooses, as he rarely introduces people before taking on a new tenant, and lets just say because of the *recession* he says himself that he has had to just take whatever comes his way...and so there have been some unsavoury characters chosen to live here. One has been removed, and I have decided to put up with the other who lives here now, for the sake of peace and comprimise and because I know there might still be a mortgage on the place which has to be paid ect.

The tenant who has remained, is constantly asking me out. I have no intention of ever presenting myself socially with this guy. Or either of the other two (a. The absentee landlord, or b.or the other absentee tenant) who *live* here, but are actually never here. So, I have implicitly stated three or four times now, that I have no intention of taking this guy up on his offer to *take me out*. I have stated this to him only. But, I'm starting to feel a little bit harrassed by him. As he is unrelenting.

Now, I clean the house from time to time, I clean the kitchen, because he leaves it in a way that doesnt comply with my standards or what I would consider a reasonable standard. Reading -> http://www.welfare.ie/EN/OperationalGuidelines/pages/cohabit.aspx (under the DUTIES SHARED heading) Could it be construed that I perform this cleaning for him? When in actual fact I am cleaning up after him, so that MY health is not at risk and so that I can have a reasonable standard of living. The fact is that I have made a JSA claim. Which will be processed this summer. Could a deciding officer , try and insue, by virtue of all of the facts above that I am co-habiting with this guy???? How do I protect myself from that happening? I am single, have every intention of remaining so. And feel a bit harassed by this guy,

axer

Wibles wrote: »

What would you people do?

Make paragraphs when I create posts.

If you are not co-habiting then there is nothing to worry about. If you are uncomfortable where you live then just move - there are loads of places available to share.

wanrek

Move?

Wibles

axer wrote: »

Make paragraphs when I create posts.

If you are not co-habiting then there is nothing to worry about. If you are uncomfortable where you live then just move - there are loads of places available to share.

Thanks for the reply, I should make paragraphs.


I'm not moving.

I am not co-habiting, but it seems that from reading that Page on the welfare site, there is a lot to worry about. Because it seems as though a case could be made so show that I am co-habiting, even though I am not. If a department official wanted to insue that I co-habit then they could probably ? Anyway, with the issue of him asking me out the whole time, and how I feel harassed ,how do I deal with that? Put it in writing to him, that I have no intention of ever taking him up on any offer of his, and could he stop asking, and then keep a copy of thet letter?

axer

Wibles wrote: »

I am not co-habiting, but it seems that from reading that Page on the welfare site, there is a lot to worry about. Because it seems as though a case could be made so show that I am co-habiting, even though I am not. If a department official wanted to insue that I co-habit then they could probably ? Anyway, with the issue of him asking me out the whole time, and how I feel harassed ,how do I deal with that? Put it in writing to him, that I have no intention of ever taking him up on any offer of his, and could he stop asking, and then keep a copy of thet letter?

tbh the way you are going on I get the impression you are flattered by being asked out but won't admit it to yourself. Anyone else would just move out if they were that uncomfortable. Why would you worry about co-habiting when you are not. Just be honest and you have nothing to worry about.

Wibles

Im not flattered. It's a nuisance.
I know nothing about the guy or either of the other two guys who are in the house. I have asked the landlord for information which is requested under the *household details* of the UP6 form.
But he is not coming forth with said info.

Do I have a right to know that info?

axer

Wibles wrote: »

Im not flattered. It's a nuisance.
I know nothing about the guy or either of the other two guys who are in the house. I have asked the landlord for information which is requested under the *household details* of the UP6 form.
But he is not coming forth with said info.

Do I have a right to know that info?

Just write down unknown to the bits you do not know. Their name is enough as you are not expected to know the other details just because you live in the same dwelling. Stop worrying because you have nothing to hide.

Wibles

But Do I have a Right To know that into ?
Should I demand that the landlord furnish that info for the sake of my claim being processed efficiently. ???

axer

Wibles wrote: »

But Do I have a Right To know that into ?
Should I demand that the landlord furnish that info for the sake of my claim being processed efficiently. ???

No you do not have a right to know that stuff. The landlord cannot just give that information out to whoever wants it.

Wibles

Are you sure ? it's not as if I am just ANYBODY. I don't WANT the information I NEED it for an application form.

Need and Want , two different things.

axer

Wibles wrote: »

Are you sure ? it's not as if I am just ANYBODY. I don't WANT the information I NEED it for an application form.

Need and Want , two different things.

You dont need it since it is not expected to know this information of just a tennant and is irrelevant to your application.

Wibles

If it is not needed , then why is on the application form?

axer

Wibles wrote: »

If it is not needed , then why is on the application form?

Because the application form covers many situations.

dermothickey

It's simple really, your landlord picked this guy to move in to the place, you don't know him, only his name Im sure he sleeps in a different room than yours. Just tell the welfare officer this and you'll be grand.