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Re: Advertise rental as available for just one person?
by Lighthope
on September 3, 2014 @00:47
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> ask them for the number and ages of their "family."
Ages? No, bad. You can be accused of discrimination against children or seniors, which some localities forbid.
> The acceptable credit and income levels are set by you. The
> levels can be higher for some than others.
Also dangerous. You can easily be accused of discrimination by having different credit standards for different people.
Lighthope
Pearls of Wisdom - I'm not 50. I'm 49.95!
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Re: Advertise rental as available for just one person?
by Bill
on September 3, 2014 @11:01
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If you do not know the ages, how will you know who needs to sign the lease? There is also nothing wrong with knowing the number of people who expect to occupy your property.
All landlords make adjustments in what they find as acceptable credit and income levels. If a landlord lowers his requirement the others must have been higher. Again, acceptable credit and income levels are set by the landlord.
Let me say again, no matter what landlords say, no one accepts an applicant they do not want.
That is a Pearl of Wisdom.
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Re: Advertise rental as available for just one person?
by Anonymous
on September 3, 2014 @11:32
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"If you do not know the ages, how will you know who needs to sign the lease?"
Explicitly asking 'how old are you?' is the problem. Date of birth being on the application is NOT a problem. The same thing goes for employment. They can't ask how old you are, but your birthdate is required for background checks/etc.
"Again, acceptable credit and income levels are set by the landlord."
Yes, they are set, but Fair Housing prevents them from being set at random and differently for different applicants.
You can read an entire list here, but the relevant portion is below.
http://www.thelpa.com/lpa/forum-thread/323719/Advertise-rental-as-available-for-just-one-person%3F.html
"What kind of housing discrimination do the federal Fair Housing Acts prohibit?
Creates different terms or standards for certain tenants"
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