Lawyer might be needed to avoid conflict
Dear Lisi: Two of my three adult children rent houses on my two small properties. I have no pension, so my rentals are my pension plan. My kids constantly demand more from me and block me access to my properties, even though initially I told them I would keep one bedroom in each house for storage and occasional sleepovers.
My ex blamed me for all of his failings, and I feel my kids are doing the same. They get really, really angry whenever I try to discuss things with them. According to them, I apparently have everything while their dad is “struggling” as the owner of a boutique private seniors’ home, so can’t be expected to help them out at all.
I suggest you come up with a different arrangement with the help of a lawyer. I am not a lawyer, but you could, for example, get different tenants who aren’t related and up the rent, thereby getting you more for your retirement. Or you could keep a closet in the basement or garage for storage, as opposed to a bedroom in the main house. If you need a place to stay, you could set up a granny flat with private entrance, thereby giving your children and yourself privacy from each other.
The problem is twofold: 1) My boyfriend’s brother is a lazy stoner who comes to work pumped, but then smokes a joint and falls into a stupor leaving the rest of us to figure out next steps; and 2) He’s always trying to hit on me when he’s stoned, and then apologizes when he’s not.
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