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

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. 

I believe if the kids are living there it would be considered a personal benefit to you, a reduction in alimony, etc. would make it a prohibited transaction. 

thanks guys n gals yep the lease agreement in this instance that she just signed says leased premises are for residential use not business use.. her argument is occasional client visits to her home are normal in her profession.we are still sticking to the presiding reasoning that disclosing the owner's SS# isn't warranted as the lease prohibits business use, thanks but she is being persistent and threatened to petition IRS that our owner's rent roll should be 'audited'! 

The TREC specifically prohibits it unless it is insured properly and etc...How do my fellow Texas BP'ers feel about these fun but I guess particularly litigious things?

HUD rulings prohibit charging more rent and/or larger security deposits for service and support animals.

Mastiffs are on some insurance company prohibited breeds list. 

The problem is that legitimate houses such as yours (hopefully) are given a bad name by people who claim to be running "sober living" houses as a way to try to get around zoning codes that prohibit rooming houses.