Re: Sample Rental Agreement for SSI?

[Guest guest]

I just bought a receipt book and gave my sons receipts for room and board paid

each month. SSI accepted those receipts and increased their SSI payments.

I have heard - but not confirmed - that we don't charge " rent " but rather

their " fair share of our expenses " . If it is rent, then we might have to

document income and our expenses incurred for tax purposes. The fair share of

room and board supposedly eliminates that burden on parents.

Pam/chicago

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> I wondered if anyone has a sample rental agreement that I could use for

renting a room to my adult daughter to submit to SSI.

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> It was suggested that I send in a letter explaining that she owes me back rent

from the 18 mos prior to when the SSI became effective. Has anyone ever done

this?

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> Thanks for your help,

> Patt

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[Guest guest]

According to my husband:

Any rental agreement will do. I never submitted an agreement to SSI. In case of

an audit, the cancelled checks would be sufficient proof.

Ellen

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> I wondered if anyone has a sample rental agreement that I could use for

renting a room to my adult daughter to submit to SSI.

>

> It was suggested that I send in a letter explaining that she owes me back rent

from the 18 mos prior to when the SSI became effective. Has anyone ever done

this?

>

> Thanks for your help,

> Patt

>

[Guest guest]

Simple written agreement will do. They weren't strict when I was collecting SSI

before I transfer myself to SSDI.

Re: Sample Rental Agreement for SSI?

According to my husband:

Any rental agreement will do. I never submitted an agreement to SSI. In case of

an audit, the cancelled checks would be sufficient proof.

Ellen

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> I wondered if anyone has a sample rental agreement that I could use for

renting a room to my adult daughter to submit to SSI.

>

> It was suggested that I send in a letter explaining that she owes me back rent

from the 18 mos prior to when the SSI became effective. Has anyone ever done

this?

>

> Thanks for your help,

> Patt

>

[Guest guest]

I started charging Quentin " shared expenses " when he turned 18 but he didn't get

SSI until 4 months later. They said since he didn't have income prior to SSI

they wouldn't count it. This was at the Aurora office, 2 years ago.

Thais

[Guest guest]

We are about to apply for SSI for my almost 18 yr. old son. How do we calculate

how much his rent should be? tzippy58

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> I wondered if anyone has a sample rental agreement that I could use for

renting a room to my adult daughter to submit to SSI.

>

> It was suggested that I send in a letter explaining that she owes me back rent

from the 18 mos prior to when the SSI became effective. Has anyone ever done

this?

>

> Thanks for your help,

> Patt

>

[Guest guest]

When i spoke to an attorney who specialized in Social Security a few years ago

(when my sons turned 18), he told me that I should add up all our household

utilities, mortgage and food payments, divide them up by the number of people in

our household and charge each son that amount because that was the correct way

to do it.

This seemed unduly cumbersome and the people at the Social Security office

don't really care how you arrive at the figure, so I picked a number I had been

told was a fair amount. I now charge each son $400 monthly but increase it

every time there is an increase in their payments.

Just make sure you don't charge more than the maximum SSI payment - currently

$625 - or the government says you are subsidizing them so they reduce your

child's SSI accordingly.

Pam/Chicago

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> > I wondered if anyone has a sample rental agreement that I could use for

renting a room to my adult daughter to submit to SSI.

> >

> > It was suggested that I send in a letter explaining that she owes me back

rent from the 18 mos prior to when the SSI became effective. Has anyone ever

done this?

> >

> > Thanks for your help,

> > Patt

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