Most standard residential leases have a clause prohibiting use of the property as a business.

Kristine Marie PoePreviously in this long post I believe your mentioned that Maryland prohibits discrimination for source of income.  

Here is a case from the HUD website from 2013 for a Virginia company that had to pay a $82,500 settlement because they refused to rent to a Hispanic woman who didn't speak English.The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in the rental of housing on the basis of national origin.

id put the lease notes in the online ads. i mean why bother to show to people with pets u prohibit, without enough income, and/or not ok with whatever ur 'utility detail' arrangement is about.

in my most recent tenant drama, a couple who claimed to be 'husband and wife' and 'childless' turned out to be unmarried, have 3 kids(who were in and out of foster care), along with a whole other slew of mistruths. i'd simply like to know that, given federal (and local) statutes that strictly prohibit discrimination based on family status, is there any recourse in dealing with a situation where a couple presents as husband and wife (and/or as without children) when once approved, they move in and are quite bold about the fact that they actually aren't married and even go as far as to state that nor do ever plan to get married because its 'just a piece of paper'(the latter only with which do i agree) and then nonchalantly march in with an army of undisclosed children they claim are their own?

They're always really booked up, and they never know how long it will take at the jobs before yours.If the land has timber on it, make sure your contract doesn't have a "timber clause" that prohibits you from cutting down and selling the trees. 

Are we prohibited from NOT accepting section 8 tenants???

If the gas main isn't close enough, extending the gas main can be cost prohibitive; PECO gas quoted $100+ per foot to extend a gas main; this could mean that it's not worth the bother.

On your house IF you sold to a non-owner occupant and prohibited then from ever living there, you could seller finance, since DF is for consumer protection and investors are not consumers or government protection worthy. 

Also I would make sure your local tenant landlord laws dont prohibit you from charging them over and above their pet deposit, just to cover all your bases.Adam