SB 291 prohibits the landlord from charging a screening charge unless the landlord includes written notice to the applicant of the following:A right to appeal a negative determination, if any right to appeal exists;Any nondiscrimination policy as required by federal, state or local law plus any non-discrimination policy of the landlord, including that a landlord may not discriminate against an applicant because of the race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, familial status or source of income of the applicant;The amount of rent the landlord will charge and the deposits the landlord will require, subject to change in the rent or deposits by agreement of the landlord and the tenant before entering into a rental agreement; andWhether the landlord requires tenants to obtain and maintain renter’s liability insurance and, if so, the amount of insurance required.The following will require landlords to review their screening criteria and application documents.

Two Denver area cities that had been silent on the issue of STRs -- neither supporting nor prohibiting them -- have new laws or are about to pass new laws to proactively legalize non-owner occupied Airbnb. 

It's not that it is statutorily prohibited. 

Without a bond, though, security deposits should be put into a separate account from which business operations are not paid.There is NOTHING in the statute either requiring or prohibiting the placement of the security deposit in an interest bearing account.

Those numbers are cost-prohibitive.

And yes, if you go into a house to seize property and get shot, that is your own damn (stupid) fault.Self-help remedies are strictly prohibited.  

I forget what book this quote is from, but “a persons income and expenses will equal each other unless that person actively works to prohibit it”.Intelligent Investor?

The code requirements are the same for anything from 3 or 4 units and up, so it is very cost prohibitive to build a 4-plex when you factor in things like sprinkler systems, exit signage, parking requirements, etc. 

"Source of income" is defined to include any source of money paid directly, indirectly, or on behalf of a person, including income from any lawful profession or from any government or private assistance, grant, or loan program.A person is prohibited from refusing to rent, lease, show for rent or lease, or transmit an offer to rent or lease housing based on a person's source of income.

Both the federal Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act prohibit discrimination in housing based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability.