Q&A: What do Live-In Aides Sign?

Question: I have a couple of tenants with Live-In Aides.  Are they supposed to sign the lease, or just the Live-In Aide addendum?  Do they have to sign the 50059s?  ~ Betsy in Florida

Answer:  A Live-In Aide is not a party to the lease – that is, the Aide is not responsible for rent payments, nor do they have the right to continue to live in a unit when their services are no longer needed.  So, they do not sign leases.  They do, however, sign the Live-In Aide Addendum to acknowledge that they must leave the unit when the person they’re assisting no longer needs them or leaves the apartment.

HUD does not require that the Live-In Aide sign certifications; that’s up to management.  Most companies are not comfortable with the Aide having access to all of the personally-identifiable information on the 50059s, so the Live-In Aides do not sign.  Others feel that they should sign to document that they’re still living in the unit.  HUD says that, in either case, there wouldn’t be an MOR finding.