Deployed fiance - Landlord Forum thread 356127

Deployed fiance by BOB on February 11, 2018 @02:45

We have a woman applicant who's fiancé is deployed until July and would like to move in March. We do charge an application fee per adult or one fee for married couple. How would we proceed with application process for him and how would we write the lease with him not being present.

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Re: Deployed fiance by Garry (Iowa) on February 11, 2018 @09:47	[ Reply ]

First, "fiance" does not mean "married". So you can charge 2 application fees right now. 2nd, if she pays the 2 fees, then she must provide you with information on your app about the fiance, so you can check out both of them. If they BOTH check out OK, then you can rent to them. In that case, have both names at the top of the lease, she can sign the lease now, and he can sign it when he returns. Make the lease either M2M, or a max of 6 months, so if he returns, and doesn't like the place, either of you can get out of the lease fairly easy, and they go their way, and you find new Ts. Of course, if only SHE provides info about herself only for your app, charge her just 1 fee, run the single app, and if she doesn't qualify, then turn her down, and keep advertising.

Re: Deployed fiance by Anonymous on February 11, 2018 @10:10	[ Reply ]

"We do charge an application fee per adult or one fee for married couple." I know this is only slightly related to your original question, but having a policy where you charge single people less than a married couple can be viewed as a discriminatory practice. You're essentially rewarding a married couple for their marital status, despite the fact that you have to pay for 2 applications for 2 people regardless of their status. This can be viewed as you wanting more married people to apply, probably because you view them as more 'stable.' You're putting up a financial barrier, even though it's a small one, for groups of single roommates to apply. Application criteria, fees, and everything else should be clearly written in your application and should be applied to all applicants equally.