My father is moving to sr living. She decided to rent his house out with out including my brother and i on the decision. This could cause tax issues for my Dad. He's not understanding whats happening. Who do I call? I'm in Illinois and he lives in Iowa.
She is well within her rights. She doesn't have to get your permission or anyone else's unless the POA limits her in some way. Unlikely.
It's sooo EZ for people far away to critique the one doing the heavy lifting. Your dad trusted her enough to assign her. Let it be.
I see that your sister believes that your Dad needs a higher level of care and plans to place him in senior living. There is nothing wrong with that. There does come a time where an elder needs more care than a grown child can handle, like 24-hour watch. Hiring care givers to work 168 hours a week is very expensive, and would wipe out a retirement fund pretty quickly. With senior living, your Dad would be around people of his own age group.
What do you feel is wrong with renting out Dad's house? Sounds like a good idea to get income to help pay for his senior care. Or do you think it would be better to sell the house now and put that money in Dad's savings to help pay for his senior living?
You could ask APS to investigate since the plan seems to have aspect of financial exploitation. If not, I think you will need legal counsel.
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