In addition, unless each family pays rent directly to the landlord, the second family's shelter allowance is considered as income for the primary tenant.

If the tenant is in arrears by more than 8 weeks, benefit must be paid to the landlord.

The residents will pay contributions to the landlord who will pay these to the council.

Under that lease it is required to pay rents to the landlord.

Housing Benefit can only be paid to the landlord where the tenant is more than eight weeks in arrears.

In turn the third party can reduce his rent payable to the tenant by the amount he has paid to the landlord.

The way subsidies work is they are paid directly to the landlord, which is why they like it.

I've paid the rent to the landlord for six months in advance.

Should I pay rent to the tenant or to the landlord?

Can I sublet my apartment for the market rate (currently about $2,500) and pay a fee to the landlord?