Re: Maximun number of adults - Landlord Forum thread 337665

Re: Maximun number of adults by Tom on July 27, 2015 @20:31

It's 6 unrelated people - couples but not married. Does California have a regulation about it? Where can I find it?

For income qualification I look for $75K annual. Are you really saying that I should expect each of the 6 people to have such an income, for a household sum of $600K?

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Re: Maximun number of adults by Andrea (GA) on July 27, 2015 @21:55	[ Reply ]

I am saying that many LLs do require each person to qualify individually, yes. Why? Because situations involving multiple adults living together are often very fluid. If six adults need to live together to afford rent, what happens when one or more of them moves out, which often happens? What if the one or two that move are the ones that earn the majority of the rent money? There are many LLs that even require married couples to each qualify individually--I have waived this in the case of stay-at-home moms, but it's really no different. Bottom line, only you can determine what your qualifying criteria will be and stick to it. To say it is unusual for 6 unmarried adults to be renting an apartment together is an understatement (unless they are students, in which case just get the parents to co-sign the lease). But whether or not you require the individual income qualification, you absolutely should require completed apps, credit and background checks for each, including the associated fee (from each). Agree with J that the problem may resolve itself if they each have to pay, knowing that they still may not qualify.