Zoning Laws and Renting to College Students

[Jameson Tanner]

I am thinking about purchasing a small rental property in a small town where there is a small university of about 2000 students. I’d like to find out information from the city about how many people are allowed to live in a house at one specific time. Does anyone know what specific city office I need to go to to check into that?

I know city government can be kind a nitpicky sometimes; is it better to ask for permission and explain my strategy to the city? Or is this more of a “ask for forgiveness” issue if it comes to that?