Hi All,
I want your advise in regards to home based childcare, on what preparation that i should do to make sure my side is covered.
History:
- I have a family tenant for more than 12 months. Very good tenant. Looks after the property very well. I want to keep them.
- The wife has a licence (NSW) to look after 5 kids at "all time" including her own. She want to look after neighborhood child and get paid / home based child care.
- I had checked my council. Zone 2b. I have a letter from council stating that the property is on Zone 2b, and allowed home based child care to serve the community but Not a child care centre. No permission from council required.
- I said to the tenant that she can do it. I stated that, she has to make sure to take insurance for her home based child care and she has to make sure her licence is current.
Note: tenant is very good, very clean, rent up to date, no dramas, always ask permission, very cooperative with the RE agent. I want to keep them.
I also had read articles, people said in this forum, Childcare association forum. It seems they contradict each other. Please help.
Because apparently i might be liable if anything goes wrong, What is the next step i should do?
- I will ask the tenant to give a copy of the business insurance and a copy of her licence to my real estate agent.
- Should i ask a solicitor for a letter saying that i am not liable if anything happen. OR can tenant produce this letter her self with witnesses ?
What else do i have to do to make sure that i have done my duty of care? So that i wouldn't be liable if anything goes wrong because i had done as much as i could.
Thank you for all your input in Advance. I Appreciate it.
Taslim
I want your advise in regards to home based childcare, on what preparation that i should do to make sure my side is covered.
History:
- I have a family tenant for more than 12 months. Very good tenant. Looks after the property very well. I want to keep them.
- The wife has a licence (NSW) to look after 5 kids at "all time" including her own. She want to look after neighborhood child and get paid / home based child care.
- I had checked my council. Zone 2b. I have a letter from council stating that the property is on Zone 2b, and allowed home based child care to serve the community but Not a child care centre. No permission from council required.
- I said to the tenant that she can do it. I stated that, she has to make sure to take insurance for her home based child care and she has to make sure her licence is current.
Note: tenant is very good, very clean, rent up to date, no dramas, always ask permission, very cooperative with the RE agent. I want to keep them.
I also had read articles, people said in this forum, Childcare association forum. It seems they contradict each other. Please help.
Because apparently i might be liable if anything goes wrong, What is the next step i should do?
- I will ask the tenant to give a copy of the business insurance and a copy of her licence to my real estate agent.
- Should i ask a solicitor for a letter saying that i am not liable if anything happen. OR can tenant produce this letter her self with witnesses ?
What else do i have to do to make sure that i have done my duty of care? So that i wouldn't be liable if anything goes wrong because i had done as much as i could.
Thank you for all your input in Advance. I Appreciate it.
Taslim