From: Lee Corbin (lcorbin@tsoft.com)
Date: Thu Jul 10 2003 - 22:10:36 MDT
Randy wrote
> >>> Okay, then at what age may one ask a child to leave one's house?
> >>> ...It's just that you cannot *tell* a child to leave.
> >>
> >> ### On the contrary, since you are the owner of your house, you
> >> may demand that others leave it, with or without a reason.
> >
> > Anyone living for an extended time in a residence has certain rights.
> > For example, if you let your friend stay in your house for free, you
> > cannot just up and kick him out one day.
>
> ### Is this an actual rule of law? Is it statutory in many jurisdictions, or
> common law?
What planet are you guys living on? ;-) To evict a
child from your house would frequently land you in
jail for endangering a minor, among other crimes, e.g.,
failing to pay for the support of a child, child abandonment.
Perish the thought. One is *responsible* for one's children
---the question most people on this list are probably
thinking about is whether or not that includes giving
the child what he or she wants to eat, or what outside
agencies deem to be good to eat.
(I think that soon if any child chooses to be a vegetarian,
for example, then regardless of the dietary preferences of
his parents, they will have to conform to his wishes. It
will be entertaining to watch as the kids realize the lever
they'll hold in this situation.)
Rafal, I think that Randy is right. I'm not sure
how one would go about evicting a non-family adult
who had lived at your place for a period of time.
Certainly if he's been either *paying*, or has an
agreement to pay, then (whether he has actually
ever paid or not), he is protected by tenant's rights.
It is often a lengthy process to evict tenants. Usually
they can remain up to about six months before you can
legally get the sheriff to physically evict them.
Lee
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