Re: Renting to College Students - Landlord Forum thread 357741

Re: Renting to College Students by two cents on June 14, 2018 @11:48

Be aware that most college students of this age, no matter the gender, are pigs.

Most of them don't know the basics of how to clean, how to adjust the flapper so the toilet doesn't run, etc.

My suggestion is to get as much money as possible for the security deposit, make the tenants jointly and individually responsible (I think that's the term), and do inspections (legally with advance notice, of course).

You may find a gem in all of this, but for the most part, you won't.

Definitely have the parents co-sign AND have the parents fill out an application as well and check their credit, too.

You might want to have some house rules about partying hours, as this can get loud and noisy for neighbors, plus in my own experience, the "duplex across the street rented to college kids" ended up having kids partying on the roof! No bueno!

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Re: Renting to College Students by Anonymous (Ohio) on June 14, 2018 @13:14	[ Reply ]

Thanks two cents that exactly what I expected to hear. I only listed the rental last Saturday. I see no reason to cave on something like this at this point. I agree with all your precautionary points should I go ahead at some point with this as well.

Re: Renting to College Students by P-Bone (NY and OH) on June 21, 2018 @11:41	[ Reply ]

Be careful denying them for no other reason beyond the fact that they are single and young. You must have a specific decision point that does not violate discrimination statutes, such as marital status and age.