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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you should be *very* thankful that they did not “contribute” to the building of the house (which is a weird concept in and of itself - what does that even mean? You expected them to put money in a house they wouldn’t own? Or you have them the option of owning 1/2 or something?).

In any case, if they had contributed one dime, you would be in big trouble now. As entitled as they are with YOUR house imagine, if they viewed it as partly theirs??

I wouldn’t mind my siblings staying for a week - but multiple weeks? Heck no.

I would have your DH send a message (since it’s his siblings) saying something like they can each have a week at the house sometime during the year and to send dates that might work and you’ll assign dates. And that they need to leave a check for $xx for the housekeeper on their last day. I would book them back to back so that no one just “stays.”
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+1 this is a good point and good advice. 
My MIL has a nice beach house and comes from and very large family. Every other year or so she will let a sibling have a week there, sometimes nieces/nephews too. 1 week and then cleaner comes on Saturday for turnover. She has directions for house care on the fridge. One time a sibling really spoiled his stay with some poor behavior so she basically black listed him for a few years.[/quote]

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