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Advertise rental as available for just one person?
by J (Illinois)
on September 2, 2014 @12:32
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I have a real estate attorney on retainer, but I feel like I call him for little things too often. So, opinions or lawful answers, please. Do you think we could get in trouble if we advertise an apartment as available for just one person? We have been landlords for six years now, and we have five total units. We definitely rent to couples and to people with children. However, we've moved into a large house than has a one-bedroom apartment above it. Because it is above our personal home, we don't want to hear a lot of noise and would love for just one person to live above us, but we don't want to seem discriminatory. Should I just weed through the potential applicants and look for those who are single without saying anything? Or do you think it's okay to advertise it as a one-person rental? Like I said, we don't discriminate, and we have plenty of proof that we rent to families, but we just don't want the noise above us at this particular rental.
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Re: Advertise rental as available for just one person?
by Lighthope
on September 2, 2014 @13:16
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> Do you think we could get in trouble if we advertise an
> apartment as available for just one person?
Nope. You're free to place whatever limit you want on the number of occupants. All the law demands is a maximum number, not a minimum number.
Lighthope
Pearls of Wisdom - "Anyone who wants power should immediately relinquish it." - The Doctor (Doctor Who: Profit of Doom)
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Re: Advertise rental as available for just one person?
by anonymous
on September 2, 2014 @13:18
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You can discriminate in your tenants if the rental is a part of the home in which you live. It has to have no more than 4 units. Look up the Mrs. Murphy rule and see if you fall under it. Sounds like you do from your brief description...
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Re: Advertise rental as available for just one person?
by Bill
on September 2, 2014 @13:45
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When interested parties call, ask them for the number and ages of their "family." When you get to three you can express your regrets but explain that the law does not allow you to have more than two tenants in a one bedroom place.
Start asking about their pets and again express your regrets. After that you can inquire about their income and ask them what they "believe" their credit score. The acceptable credit and income levels are set by you. The levels can be higher for some than others.
You can always find something wrong with the application.
1. Pets
2. Too many tenants
3. Not enough income
4. Credit too low
5. Not long enough on the job
6. Insufficient previous rental experience
7. No landlord references for the past 3 places.
8. Criminal background
You can find a reason to disqualify anyone you do not want. No matter what landlords say, no one accepts an applicant they do not want.
When you do find an applicant...make the lease month to month so you can get them moving faster if things go sour.
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Re: Advertise rental as available for just one person?
by K (FL)
on September 8, 2014 @09:38
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Rent it out on Airbnb. You can make more money renting to short term tourists than to tenants with a lease who might or might not pay. Who will probably be too loud or damage the space. And as long as you don't rent longer than a month to anyone, the second they cause you problems in your own home, you call the police and have them removed. No eviction court. No weeks of letting them do more damage while you wait for your day in court.
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