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[quote=Anonymous][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]

I don’t understand. What does it take for it to be private? The apartment is right below our house, but it’s not connected. It’s accessible from the street and from the backyard. It has its own electrical power, heating, cooling, etc. 
For tax purposes, our house is a multi family unit, but we own the whole house.[/quote]

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