Minimum Occupancy Enforcement - HELP

[Jacqua Le Fleur]

Greetings all. Quick question. I want to make sure that I am correct in upholding my occupancy limitation of 2 people for my 1 bedroom rental property. I read the Fair Housing Memo which outlined their interpretation of the minimum occupancy to be 2 persons per bedroom.  I've reached out to Building and Safety Dept. in Los Angeles with no luck in getting a clear answer. Can anyone help clarify this. Can I legally reject an applicant for my 1 bedroom rental if they are a single parent with 2 kids ( equals 3 total people)? What about if its 2 adults and a 5 year old? Is that 3 people? What is the age threshold that constitutes an additional "person?" What are my options? Thank you all in advance.  

[Thomas S.]

Legal/illegal is a very gray area.

Looking for legal reasons to reject applicants is only going to lead to accusations of violations of their rights. Best to avoid the situation by not giving reasons for rejecting.

Do not reject any applicant until you have the one you want. You then simply inform all other applicants that unit has been rented.

It's your investment, choose the tenant you believe is most suitable.