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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you in DC? I'd be shocked if the basement got that much money...[/quote]

We are in a very expensive area in DC. Nicer basements go for $2500 or 3,000 around here, but our kitchen is not high end and nor is the bathroom so I think we would rent for $2000 or a little less.[/quote]

A tenant would have to share a kitchen with you?  You're not going to get $2,000 with this.  Also, you can still find a decent apartment for $2,000.  Who wants to live in a basement sharing a kitchen?

I wonder if your basement is up to fire code and anybody with a brain would want to see fire inspection.  Is there a separate entrance as well as a window large enough for a fireman to get in when wearing full fire fighting regalia.   [/quote]

Thanks. Our basement is a separate 2bedroom unit. It has one bathroom, one kitchen and one living room. We only share the laundry room that is in a separate room accessible from the basement and from the backyard (basically the mudroom).[/quote]

It still isn't private.  Are you allowed to rent to a non-family member.  If you are not you could be in a world of hurt.  I knew someone in Vienna, VA who rented three rooms and her basement and Vienna prohibited renting to non-family.  One of her tenants reported her because she kept raising the rent.  She paid a hefty fine and had to refund a couple months rent to the tenants.

Frankly, it sounds as though you are having money problems and are going to sock it to the nanny.  Not a good idea.

I posted this link above and am doing so again so you will know why you cannot charge rent from a live-in if living in is part of her job.

https://www.nannycounsel.com/blog/why-your-live-in-nanny-shouldnt-pay-for-room-board#:~:text=So%20basically%2C%20any%20family%20who,to%20live%20on%20the%20premises.[/quote]

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