Using Master Lease to Ensure Short Term Tenants

[Nicholas Bowers]

Can someone tell me if this is okay?:

• My PM company (or just me as a person) signs a Master Lease for 1-5 units.
• I sublet each unit (or room) to short term tenants.
• Do they have to leave at the end of their short term, or are they protect by Rent Control?
• If I only pay the owner when I make sub-tenant revenue could the city claim I was trying to avoid rent control laws?
• Is it okay to hold multiple master leases in multiple buildings?