[Invalid Comfort]

I'm unclear about how the laws read, and all of the fancy wording and such confuses me. I found this forum, hopefully my questions can be answered.

A really good friend of mine is 16, and is unable to live with her parents because of the mental abuse that she endures from her step-mother.

I myself am 19, and I live in a single room that I rent in a house. The reason I ask, is because my landlord will not let a minor live in his house. I can respect that; but for my own legal protection, I want to know if it is legal, with written parental permission for a minor to reside with someone who is an adult.

She is 16, and will turn 17 on Oct. 5th. of this year. We reside in the state of Fflorida, and she is currently visiting friends and family in NYC. My landlord will go through the process to evict me as soon as she arrives home. Then I will have 15 days to find another home for us. He is extremely adamant about this, and is in no way willing to change his mind. He won't even let us stay until I've saved enough money for deposites and all of that for a one bedroom residence on my own.

So, I need to know for my own peace of mind if the fact that she is a minor, if she can legally live with me. I have written parental permission with a signature. I didn't have the time or the money at the time to get a notary, so it isn't notarized.

[rmet4nzkx]

The paper is worthless.
If the parents will give you guardianship and the court gives you guardianship, then you could rent a place to live with her, but the landlord has the right to decide who lives in their house and who rents their rooms and cannot be forced to aid and abet a runaway. A minor cannot sign a contract, nor can you unless her parents or guardian sign the contract for her. THe landlord didn't rent the room to two people, you and this minor. If you need time to save up to rent another place, more than likely you are not financially secure enough to be her guardian. If there is abuse, contact CPS and they will investigate and formally place her alone with her parents paying support.

[Invalid Comfort]

The paper is worthless.
If the parents will give you guardianship and the court gives you guardianship, then you could rent a place to live with her, but the landlord has the right to decide who lives in their house and who rents their rooms and cannot be forced to aid and abet a runaway. A minor cannot sign a contract, nor can you unless her parents or guardian sign the contract for her. THe landlord didn't rent the room to two people, you and this minor. If you need time to save up to rent another place, more than likely you are not financially secure enough to be her guardian. If there is abuse, contact CPS and they will investigate and formally place her alone with her parents paying support.

Thank you for your response.

I don't blame my landlord for his desicion, nor do I have any malice towards him for it. If we were going to go through the steps of gaurdianship, then it would be easier just to get her emancipated, since her adoptive father has already agreed to that. I think her grandmother may be a legal gaurdian and she might stay with her instead of me so I can avoid some serious legal ramifications.

CPS has been brought up in previous instances, and nothing happened. CPS isn't the answer to everything, because they do not actually see what happens behind closed doors when they walk out.

[rmet4nzkx]

Emancipation would not apply since she must be caapable of self support and she is not. If her grand mother is capable of being her guardian, that is by far the best possible place for her if her parents agree. THese situaitons can be very volital. Just because CPS didn't do anything before, doesn't mean that they won't in the future. If the father is willing to sign over guardianship, I question if there is in reality abuse.