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i have full poa on my dad . might have to rent a room in his house to help with oil bill this winter . he is ok with it however sibilings might not agree mainly noisy brother in law who will think im using $ for myself oil bill is $900 $ 1000 at todays price thats monthly . sibilings live 2 hours away and do nothing i have been caretaker for 14 years since mom gone and already pitch in approx $1000 a month for aide while i work part time the other 18 hrs a day i am with him do i have the power to do this . dads monthly expenses already pass his income

its durable poa
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funkygrandma59 3 hours ago
Ok Billy so the POA is a durable one. Has your dad given you permission now to act on his behalf, or is he no longer able to make sound decisions on his own?
I've had my durable POA signed since 2022, and my children know that their power doesn't kick in until I can no longer make sound judgements for myself or I would kick their a$$es.
So just make sure that you have ALL your ducks in a row and that you're keeping any and all receipts in case your dad needs Medicaid in the future, or if there are any questions from family members. And if he's already on Medicaid, the receipts are even more important.
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Just because you are dads POA doesn't mean that it's now in effect. You'll have to check if the POA is durable meaning that it can be affective the day it's signed if necessary, otherwise it's called a springing POA which usually requires 2 doctors to sign off saying that your dad is now medically incapacitated and can no longer make decisions for himself before you can act on his behalf in any way.
So make sure you verify exactly what kind of POA it is and make sure that whatever you do you're keeping all and any receipts so you can't get in trouble down the road.
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Read your financial POA documents, they might spell out if you have authority to buy and sell property which would include renting it out. But since you and dad live in the house and you both agree on taking in a renter I don't think you even need your POA. Your siblings can mind their own business.
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Do you have the power to rent out a room in a house he owns? You need to read your PoA document. We have no idea.
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