Dennis Day
How to Handle Unauthorized Roommates
I have a tenant who's otherwise been the average tenant: generally pays on time, and is overall fairly average. However, I wouldn't put it past him to try to pull the wool over my eyes. Anyway, I suspect that this ten...
Corissa Quednow
Househacking and coronavirus tenant/roommate
My husband and I just started househacking. We had our first roommate/tenant move in on Sunday. Today (Tuesday) she told us that she tested positive for COVID. When we asked, she said she started showing symptoms on F...
Summer Noyes
Renting to Roommates vs. Sublease
This is my first rental and I found a good tenant and went through the screening process with her. Almost completely done and she asks if a roommate is possible. It's fine with me as it is a 2b/2b. I am in the process...
Dustin Flynn
ESA - Roommates do not want
Is there any basis of denying an ESA beyond being able to prove it is either a damage to the property or others, or an undue financial burden? The only out I can see is that the landlord's insurance could deny it base...
Bret Habura
Debt Ratio - Living with Roommates
Hi,I am in the process of closing on a property and my lender informed me that my debt to income ratio may be too high. I live with roommates and in total our rent is $3600/month. My portion of the rent is $900. It so...
Kaybreh Mathis
Roommates without Being on Lease
Hello! We just bought an apartment building and the previous landlord was absolutely terrible. We have several tenants with roommates that are not listed on the lease. He told them the other people could live there wi...
Peter Charles McCarthy
Kick roommates out during COVID?
Hello there from hemet California, I was wondering what I need to do in my situation. I have roommates that pay rent on time and don’t have a lease but we have a month to month contract. I wanted to kick them out a wh...
Account Closed
Roommate drama with my tenants
Hello Bigger Pockets community,I have a single family property in a college town that I lease out by the room. Long story short, I have 2 extremely good tenants that I screened well and came out ahead of most applican...
Onur Ozdemir
Illegal Boarding House vs Roommates
Would it be legal to add roommates on the lease so I avoid calling my house as "Illegal Boarding House"?Hi guys- You will probably find my question silly or weurd but it is my first post on BiggerPockets and you guys ...
Michael D.
Chicago HOA "No Lease" - Roommates?
A friend of mine owns a condo in the Chicago area and would like to take on some roommates, but the HOA rules and regs says "No leasing." Since she's not really leasing out the whole condo - just taking a paying roomm...