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@William Coet Just a thought if they are not U.S. citizens they are most likely sponsored to be here and work here. If they are being sponsored you may be able to be paid in full for the rental plus damages from the sponsor. Id recommend talking with at attorney.

Thanks Mike. This may be a possibility. I am also going to contact the company they are here in the US working for. The company is a large company and they had a liason that arranged the rental.

Any other ideas would be appreciated. Eviction is not an option because they will be leaving soon. In the meantime, I am losing the income for a five person rental.

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This is a group that sued Harvard for discriminating against Asian-Americans:

https://studentsforfairadmissions.org/

I'll try to get a link for other test requirements for state jobs.

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These guys are from India and will likely not be coming back. I don't think they care about their credit or any judgements against them. They are being very underhanded.

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Originally posted by @Syed H.:

New construction of what? Sfh, MFH?

I can build between $90-160/sf depending on a bunch of variables.

$90/sq ft. Is that for only materials and labor for the structure? Guessing that doesn't include any other costs such as site work.

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For a short term air bnb (or similar) rental can someone who refuses to leave be charged with trespassing?

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Originally posted by @Joe M.:

Originally posted by @William Coet:

Originally posted by @Joe M.:

Originally posted by @William Coet:

Originally posted by @Jennifer Bryant:

I live in Washington, DC. I used to work at a community organization that helped tenants organize to purchase their building and convert them to Limited Equity Housing Cooperatives (DC has the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, TOPA, that gives tenants the first right to purchase when buildings are listed for sale).

Anyway, one day we went to door knock at a building in Brookland to let tenants know their rights. Almost every person that came to the door was a senior citizen or a child. It's a bigger issue than re-skilling people to get better jobs and being adaptable. Senior citizens and children make up a significant portion of the country's rising homelessness population and they are at the whims of the market. As someone else mentioned, it's a larger issue than real estate investing - it's a societal issue and an issue of the nature of capitalism.

Lastly, people lament identity politics but race and class matter in a society where the playing field has never been level. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein is a great book about how the housing market is not neutral.

You refer to historical problems, however there are currently racist laws that disciminate and disadvantage people based on the color of their skin. These are laws and policies that are written and exist today. I was raised to believe that all racism is bad, yet there are currently racist laws and policies in the US.

Despite these racist policies, Asian and Indian Asians earn more than any ethnic group in the US. I think this speaks to their cultural desire and ability to improve their lives.

Which laws?

Asians are required to have higher scores to get into universities, and this is why Harvard is being sued. Some people, based on their race and gender are required to perform better on tests when applying for jobs as firefighters and police officers. These are racist laws and policies.

*those arent laws

State police candidates are required to have different written exam scores based on their race and gender. I'm guessing you are suggesting this is a policy and not a law? In that case we can say they are racist policies supported by the government

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Originally posted by @Account Closed:

You must evict hire a eviction company or learn your state laws on the proper procotol

Thanks.

What rights to owners of short term rentals through (air bnb, home away, etc) have if people refuse to leave their property?

Can they call the police like hotels do?

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Originally posted by @Joe M.:

Originally posted by @William Coet:

Originally posted by @Jennifer Bryant:

Despite these racist policies, Asian and Indian Asians earn more than any ethnic group in the US. I think this speaks to their cultural desire and ability to improve their lives.

Which laws?

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