There is a building across the street from mine...same layout in all four units.  

, jet skis, maybe.I'd love to see the plot layout.  

Make it clear that  no deposits will be refunded until everyone moves out, encourage them to come up with their own roommate agreement, and lay out the process to approve future roommates.  

Thanks for the very detailed layout, very reasonable approach.

A very small percentage of these folks actually reestablish contact and proceed with the application.Pros: (1) ABC "Always Be Closing" - ask for the "sale" at the closing on someone who seems solid; "A" tenants don't have a chance to get placed by someone else in the meantime or flake out when it comes to meet for the receipt of the deposit to hold(2) Streamlines the process IF the applicants check out (see below)Cons: (1) sketchy people have dressed nice and behaved long enough for me to accept their deposit (and then I am aghast when I start doing my screening) which finds me awkwardly returning the deposit on someone who was quite as good in reality as they claimed on paper(2) no time to do proper due diligence before accepting moneyI know some landlords take several apps (either all at one showing or in series over several showings within a day or two, then contact their "best choice" to offer the unit to them.My concern is there is a delicate dance that needs to be executed with great applicants, as they are looking for a place for the next month and can't sit idly waiting for a landlord to call them after reviewing their application.  

These types of issues are delicate especially when dealing with elderly populations.

Make sure you lay out how deposits are to be returned to the tenants as a whole and damages are assessed as a whole.

There is no rule saying you can charge an amount for a specific thing, we dont ask government for permission to do things, they just lay out guidelines for what we cant do, I would trust Mr Nagel know what hes talking about, he has enough experience with these matters to have quite a bit of clout.  

There are a lot of factors which go into how quickly the place rents, from the condition/features/layout of the property itself, the neighborhood, how you promote it, how picky you are about who you rent to, your price, neighborhood competition, the time of the month, the weather, and many other factors.My process is to advertise right - promote what is good about the property and disclose what is bad - I don't want to waste a tenant's time (and my own) by misleading them about the fact that there is no laundry hookups or they will have a tough time finding parking.  

Just lay out the situation and explain that you are just trying to help him from making a big mistake.