Parents were religious and almost fanatical in their involvement with the PTAs.

There are also exemptions from the discrimination laws, if you live on premises, religious or fraternal organization, non-profits, assisted living facilities as to health matters.

certain types of housing operated by religious organizations and private clubs that limit occupancy to their own members, and?

@Alexander Felice just because a bar or any other place of business can ban guns from the establishment why would anyone want to ban an american from a constitutional right.... weather if your room mate or if your a mogul will hundreds of properties a tenants only responsibilities in my eyes are to pay rent on time and return the unit in as good a condition they got it in... political issues and personal beliefs aside if your are providing someone a home why would you want to cause a conflict with a tenant over personal beliefs.... a gun is tool just like a hammer and if i had a room mate who woke up at 3am and decided to murder me in my sleep i would hope he shoots me in the head instead of bashing me with a hammer a bunch of times.....If your concerned about guns and other tools than maybe you should move to some european nanny state and pay 2 times the taxes 4 times for the cost of gas but hey you'll get free health care but you won't be able to get a job because they have strict work visa requirements and people out there don't hire illegals like we do here so take your pick... but if your going to live in this country and provide other people a place to live you shouldn't be limiting religious freedoms or rights to protect themselves or speak freely... and regardless of what you feel about the topic its BAD FOR BUSINESS and we are all here for advice in investing right?

The applicant to stay away from will be the squeaky-clean one who has nothing to say about themselves and who has no obvious religious affiliation.

Another in our group tried one of those religious group coverages but that didn't work out too well for a major expense they incurred.We have self-employed friends who pay $20k a year (familia's plan) & yet others who have been just about bankrupt from medical emergencies.

*This city has many things going on (festivals, parties, etc)  and people park on the streets so I can foresee renters having to park a couple streets over during busy times. * From online data it looks like previous landlord had 1 renter for 3 years back in 05 but then the house gets listed for rent on average about every 9 months.  

I'm now at the point where I have two applicants that can move in for July and I'm having a tough time choosing between two of them.Application 1 (3 related + 1 friend) - application was submitted first ProsPlenty of income to pay - 5x+2 with great credit (>700)work with a friend who gave a good reference1 attended the same religious institution i did so I'm less inclined to think they would mess up the unit which could be naive 1 year of rental history with no issues paying a fairly higher renthigh job security (family business)Conshigher chance of short term rental - I'm basing this on their young age and the fact they could easily decide to move out on their own2 with bad credit (<600)Young - early twentiesbasement will need to be used as an additional bedroompotential parking issues (4 cars)"kiddish" rooms would need to be repaintedApplication 2 (1 adult + 4 kids)Proshigher chance of long term rental (>3 years) - I say this because the last two locations this person stayed for 3 and 4 years only to leave when the houses were soldfit to the house - in that the rooms are decorated "kiddish" now and don't need to be modified at all ie. repainted, etc)paid same rent for over 7 years w/no issuesCons43% of income to rentBad credit (<600)  - I'm told this is the result of issues with the absentee parentI should also say i have a relative who is a lawyer involved in real estate so he's prepared my lease and helped me out with what can be done legally etc.

Ironically, at a job I had a long time ago, it was the religious folk who were the least reasonable.For what it's worth, my opinion is to deny them, which you can legally do.  

Originally posted by Deborah Burian:... she pulls it back and sweetly says "if you want me and my children living out on the street, I guess that's the Lord's will. " ...They're so religious except when it comes to paying their rent ...And it's not the Lord's will - it's their own lack of will in paying the rent ...