El Paso, TX · Member since 2013 · 22 posts · 3 votes
I have a large 4 bedroom home for rent near the local university and I don't want to turn it into a frat house. How do I go about legally disqualifying a bunch of college kids pooling their money together to rent the home?
Can't blame you for that. I would let them apply and if they ask about the status of their app, tell them that you are still taking applications. Then, once you find the right people, tell them that you approved another application and wish them good luck in their search.
Check if age is a protected class in TX. If it isn't, you can just spell out that you only accept applications from people over xx years old. No need to waste people's time that you have no intention of renting to.
@James Erickson you can say "no students." They are not a protected class. However, if the home is that close to the university, you are probably cutting out the largest pool of renters for that house. I rent to students all the time. I've loved most of them, although I do typically look for junior, seniors and grad students. Although the house is usually a little dirtier than normal when I get it back, it's nothing a good cleaning won't take care of.
As @Troy Fisher has suggested, a limit of three unrelated people is common because many towns have zoning regulations that use that in their definition of "single family" when the people aren't related.