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They Live Like Sardines
NiccoHel
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Wow, some of these people make me want to invest in bunk bed companies!
I am renting out a duplex unit and have been filtering through the applications. The home is a simple two-bedroom, one-bath with yard and garage, yet people keep wondering if they can move in with their enormous families. I just turned away a guy that wanted to know if he could rent the place out for eight people. Eight!?
Another person wants to rent the place out for her self, her mother, and five children...
This one, though, I am sure you guys will love the most:
Single mother... four kids... pregnant with number five... Income? Welfare and other social services, and child support from two different guys. Oh, and no form of US ID, just a passport. Not from Mexico though, in case you were wondering.
Luckily I can't be charged with discrimination against any of them based on race, social status, or what have you, as I am rejecting them simply for occupancy reasons.
One family of four that wants to move in has me wondering about different background check companies. The younger couple are US citizens, as is their aunt, but the uncle is a Mexican here on a what I assume is a work visa. He has apparently been employed in the states for a number of years now, but he uses his Mexico-issue Driver's License and his tax ID...
What companies do any of you landlords use to check for foreign tenants? As I have mentioned, I am currently filtering through the applications, but I've never had to check international records before. The service I use doesn't seem to have that feature as far as I can tell.
Any advice?
I am renting out a duplex unit and have been filtering through the applications. The home is a simple two-bedroom, one-bath with yard and garage, yet people keep wondering if they can move in with their enormous families. I just turned away a guy that wanted to know if he could rent the place out for eight people. Eight!?
Another person wants to rent the place out for her self, her mother, and five children...
This one, though, I am sure you guys will love the most:
Single mother... four kids... pregnant with number five... Income? Welfare and other social services, and child support from two different guys. Oh, and no form of US ID, just a passport. Not from Mexico though, in case you were wondering.
Luckily I can't be charged with discrimination against any of them based on race, social status, or what have you, as I am rejecting them simply for occupancy reasons.
One family of four that wants to move in has me wondering about different background check companies. The younger couple are US citizens, as is their aunt, but the uncle is a Mexican here on a what I assume is a work visa. He has apparently been employed in the states for a number of years now, but he uses his Mexico-issue Driver's License and his tax ID...
What companies do any of you landlords use to check for foreign tenants? As I have mentioned, I am currently filtering through the applications, but I've never had to check international records before. The service I use doesn't seem to have that feature as far as I can tell.
Any advice?
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One of my friends had her two daughters, future son-in-law, the other daughter's girlfriend and 3 or 4 grandkids living in a two bedroom house.
How big were the rooms?! [:0] How long were they living like that?
I've heard stories before about multiple occupants in a small dwelling, but could never figure out how a person could stand to be so crowded. There was a case over in New York a number of years back where 57 illegal immigrants were crammed into two 4-bedroom apartments. Simply crazy. However there was something about them being sweat shop workers or some crap like that...
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
It saved me tons of grief, if you are willing to gamble a 'tad'..
I advertised my rentals as One Bedroom!
Now, many were turned away, due to the extra size (two bedrooms is what I really had to offer), but the rental price was there up-front.
Bottom line: I got ZERO applicants with children! Now, aint that a kick in the head! Side-stepped the discrimination angle completely! Joe
quote:Originally posted by Henry0Reilly
One of my friends had her two daughters, future son-in-law, the other daughter's girlfriend and 3 or 4 grandkids living in a two bedroom house.
How else are people going to cope with the unemployment rates that are still getting worse?
quote:Originally posted by Henry0Reilly
One of my friends had her two daughters, future son-in-law, the other daughter's girlfriend and 3 or 4 grandkids living in a two bedroom house.
There are a lot of good folks in the world having very real problems, including here in the US.