Charge Extra For Extra Occupants? - Landlord Forum thread 353273

Charge Extra For Extra Occupants? by Anonymous on July 16, 2017 @21:09

Texas LL. Texas law is mute on this subject. Given that most SFHs are designed for an ideal number of occupants, is it legal to charge an additional per monthly fee for occupants over a certain number? My 3/3/2 SFH is apparently designed for 4 occupants, and is most frequently rented to mom, dad and two children. This is a very comfortable number of occupants for a 3/2/2. Additional occupants beyond 4 put additional loads on the electrical system, the air conditioning system, the sewer system, the fresh water intake, the water heater, the appliances, the yard, the kitchen, the carpeting, the blinds, etc., etc. Do any LLs charge extra for additional occupants?

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Re: Charge Extra For Extra Occupants? by Garry (Iowa) on July 16, 2017 @22:02	[ Reply ]

HUD guidelines, and many city/county,or state guidelines usually state a 2 persons per bedroom number. So your 3 bedroom place can have 6 people in it. YOU may think you should have only 4 people there, but our societies laws say differently. If you had a family apply that had 2 parents and 4 children, and you turned them down JUST BECAUSE that was 2 people too many, YOU would find yourself in court, shelling out thousands of dollars for attorney fees and fines. Your reasons for only wanting 4 people probably would not hold up in any court in the USA. However, if a couple of adults want to come in AFTER you rented to a family, you can ask them for an application, and deny them for some OTHER REASON, BASED ON THE INFO FROM THEIR APP., not from the items you have just mentioned.

Re: Charge Extra For Extra Occupants. Not Denying

Check with your city/ county