Matt Sullivan
Can I put "Adult's Only" within a Lease Agreement?
I know you can't say "no children" as it's discrimination, but I believe you can state Adults Only. Is this true? Also is it different from state-to-state? I'm located in in MA
Samson Kay
Should I require anyone over the age of 18 living in the apartment be put on the lease?
I have a 3 BR apartment for rent, and I had some perspective tenants come check out the property today. It was a couple with an older son. He looked like he could be 18 plus. Plus he was a little rambunctious if you k...
Jorge R.
Renting to mental health for a group home
Hey BP Community,I have a rental available in a C class neighborhood and my property manager let me know that a mental health organization wants to submit an application.The property is a 3 bedroom SFR and the organiz...
Jessica F.
Cost for Additional Tenants or Renting to Married Couples
What is the standard approach when renting to an unmarried vs married couple? My thought was that if it's an unmarried couple, they must individually qualify to be a tenant or else their name cannot go on the lease as...
David P.
More kids then originally told
Hello everyone,
i consider myself a careful and seasoned landlord. Most recently I had a unit for rent and I screened carefully, made them do my smart move application, checked paystubs, bank statements. My smart ...
Jessica Schonter
Now I have two applications.
You guys have been absolutely amazing through this whole process. We are hopefully close to sealing the deal soon.We have now two applicants. Both seem to be a good fit. Both applied within minutes of each other. Both...
Rocio Lara
Running criminal background checks
Can we legally (in TX) run a criminal background check and charge for it, on a adult tenant who is not a co-signer on the lease?
Rick Howell
Choosing A Home Through Your Kids’ Perspective
You might not be alone when you hunt for a new home.If you have children who are at least old enough to talk, they will have a say in where you live. Even if they are destined to move out of the nest in a year or two,...
Jay Staudt
Co-signed Tenants or a Single Lessee?
I had someone respond to my rental ad saying that she would like to look at the property and would be moving in with her boyfriend. I started wondering about a few things and I'm hoping some more experienced landlo...
Marcus House
Do you request seperate application from potential tenant?
It just occurred to me this week that after these many years of renting homes that I only request a single application from one adult which means that if 3 adults wish to move into one of my homes the applicant only n...