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That's odd. Apart from the obvious, I've NEVER had to show proof of citizenship for anything other than employment and never for renting. There are penalties for employers who hire illegal immigrants but not for landlords who rent to someone who's an illegal immigrant. There's absolutely no requirement for landlords to verify immigration status - in fact asking for documentation and then refusing a rental based on that would surely fall under the FHA discrimination banner ...
PS. Should add that there ARE penalties in the UK (in some cases) for renting to illegal immigrants but, again, there are (to the best of my knowledge) no laws in the USA covering this.
^^^^^ Ditto!
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My dad and mom went for vacation long one 6 month. They ask me to stay at there place till then. They live in a rent control apartment. I have a freind she recently lost her rented room she can't afford. So she now in the street I salty stay here and find a place for cheaper. Now I found out she here illegal from Mexico and works under the table and that why it's hard for her get other job. I told her she has to go but she said she stay here more then 2 month and I can not get her out that easy... what do I do? What did I get myself into. She has to go before my parents get back..
My dad and mom went for vacation long one 6 month. They ask me to stay at there place till then. They live in a rent control apartment. I have a freind she recently lost her rented room she can't afford. So she now in the street I salty stay here and find a place for cheaper. Now I found out she here illegal from Mexico and works under the table and that why it's hard for her get other job. I told her she has to go but she said she stay here more then 2 month and I can not get her out that easy... what do I do? What did I get myself into. She has to go before my parents get back..
Call immigration also find out where she works and tell her if she doesn't leave you will report her boss for hiring and illegal and have her fired.
Can she verify that she has been staying there? Get mail there? Pay any bills? If not, just put her things out and lock the door. It will be her word against yours. Tho I really dont think she'll be calling any authorities.
You have a business agreement with them, and your rights only cover that agreement. You have no right to evict on the basis of other matters beyond the scope of the contract, such as criminal background or citizenship status. The same would be true if you found out one of your tenants had been arrested--so long as it didn't occur on premises or involve residents, it is a private matter and none of your business. And tenants are allowed to have guests, legal residents or otherwise.
You could call USCIS but they cannot initiate an investigation of someone based on a nosy LL's suspicions. Because our constitution protects the rights of privacy, they have to have some kind of concrete evidence to investigate a private individual.
How about a neighbor file a civil suit against all parties and let the court sort it out?
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