How much to charge to rent a room? ?
I'm trying to determine how much rent to charge a 45 year old single man renting a room out of my house. He will share a bathroom, kitchen and other common areas but have the privacy of the bedroom and the storage area of my one car garage. I will do all of the grocery shopping and this person will eat at least one hot meal per day with breakfast and lunch USUALLY being prepared by me but not all the time. He will have access to the fridge but I will be choosing and purchasing the food inside. I won't do his laundry but do provide laundry soap. The furniture is entirely mine. Since the bathroom is shared I will clean it and the only other cleaning required would be for clearing the table (I wash the dishes) and not leaving personal items in common areas. I also cover utilities. This roommate would live with myself, my husband and my two children under five. What is reasonable/fair to charge for "rent"? In case it matters we pay $1050 for mortgage the house is a four bedroom - utilities cost around $350 per month (more in summer) - groceries $400-$450 per month but varies. Those calculations are all INCLUDING the roommate. I just can't figure out how much of it his his cost..... Thanks in advance.
Can a single tenant in a 2 bedroom apartment force the landlord to let them have a roommate?
Probably, yes. The answer depends on the terms of the lease and on local law.Many jurisdictions, such as NYC, require a landlord to allow a tenant to have a roommate regardless of whether the lease allows it.Most standard-form leases state that the premises may be occupied only by the tenant(s) named on the lease.What usually governs in such cases is common sense. Unless the lease expressly states otherwise, a landlord should expect that a 2BR apartment will be occupied by at least two people, even if just one person is named on the lease. A legal action for an unauthorized roommate against a tenant who is otherwise paying his rent and complying with the terms of his lease will almost certainly fail.Moreover, a court may want to know why a landlord would rent a 2BR apartment yet effectively prohibit use of one of those bedrooms by denying the tenant’s request for a roommate.Courts tend to favor principles of common sense, equity, and fairness over technical violations of contracts and laws, especially when the alleged violations have caused no actual damage to the complainant.
What are some red flags to look for when searching for a tenant (private bedroom/bath, shared rest of house)?
This answer has two sides with different answers.Are you looking for a roommate? If so, then the first step is go look at their current living establishment! Can't smell amazingly excellent? Take a friend that can. The things to evaluate at their current establishment is cleanliness, smell & maintenance (if they own). Dirty, smelly and in poor shape? Guess how they’ll treat your place! Otherwise, see my below recommendations for a landlord. Follow them.Are you a landlord? If so then it's a bit different. I highly recommend contacting a company that can screen a new resident for criminal history (be careful, this can get messy :)), credit (600), past occupancy locations that match up with history (ask for 2 years of good stuff) and terrorist/sex crimes(none). I also recommend reaching out to past rental rental references & verify job history.
If 3 roommates share a 2 bedroom apartment (both rooms the same size) and 2 share 1 room while 1 gets 2nd room, how should the $1400 rent be divided?
First things first, have everything documented before you start such an arrangement, it is very easy for people to feel betrayed later. "I thought ...." situations should not arise.How should you divide the rent? In a fair manner.Clearly the one having an individual room should pay more. $1400/3 = $467 is the benchmark.How much more should the individual room guy pay? I will take a 3-way approach:We charge only for the bedrooms: So he pays 700 and the other two pay $350 each. We charge 50% for the bedrooms and 50% for the common space: so total apartment $700 for bedrooms and $700 for the common space. The individual room pays 700/2 + 700/3 = $583. And the other two pay $408 each.Individual room pays a 50% premium over the shared room guys, so 1.5x + x + x = 1400. 3.5x = 1400, hence x = 400. Individual guy pays 600 and the other two pay 400 each.2 and 3 are close enough and that does seem to be a fair deal.I have been in many of these situations before, what really helped is:A. Roommates had a strong preference for having individual room vs saving money. They had a natural affinity to choose one room over the other (individual vs shared). For example - in one case two guys were friends and they did not mind sharingB. If no one is particular about which room - then the best is to agree on rent division and then ask people to choose. Say we agree on 583 for individual and 408 for others. And someone says 583 is less for individual, you say ok - you pay 625 and take it?
Can Children of the opposite sex share a room? It is a law that they cannot?
there is no law that i've come across, but i would say at a certain age they shouldn't share. i'm not sure what age exactly. but in a few years the girl will not want her brother sharing a room with her when her friends come over. so i see no problem with them sharing rooms as long as you and the kids don't have a problem with. i would make some sort of rule that they can't be in the room together if one is changing or make them change in the bathroom. just my opinion, kinda tough since we have two boys.(:
Is bachelor sharing room (bed space) legal in Dubai. If not who is fined? The bachelor tenants or the leasing tenant/landlord?
Sharing Accommodation in Dubai of any kind is technically not permitted unless you have the Permission of the Municipality and concerned Authorities.You have certain places around Dubai which are mainly known for sharing bed spaces and room for Bachelors and families.Talking about Fines :The Flat Owner or the Landlord is normally not fined.The lead tenant, if he has taken the permission of the Landlord to Sub-Lease and is complying with the minimum square feet requirements, then only he won't be fined.The Sub-Tenants are not fined however in the extreme situations when the laws mentioned aren't complied then, they may be asked to evict at the immediate.Sharing is also NOT allowed between unrelated people of the opposite sex.Sharing is NOT allowed in family-defined areas and villasMinimum area required by the Dubai Municipality.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (ON DEMAND)However this is the law but if you see the practicality of Dubai, then sharing is going to be continue forever not only with singles but also with families since the salaries that the companies in Dubai pay to 70% of their staff are not upto the mark and people normally earn in the range of AED 2000 to AED 12000 who prefer to live in a shared accomodation. And this is the harsh reality which can not be ignored.As far as the government is concerned, RTA itself provides accommodation to its taxi drivers in a shared apartments with 6 -10 people living in 1 BHK, which is illegal but still being done by the government itself. As far as sharing is concerned its currently happening in 80% of the areas of Dubai.One company which caters the needs of all those who are seeking for accommodation in Dubai is HOPO Homes, their few services include :Ready to shift standardised rooms, studio apartments, sharing and private rooms and bed spacesAffordable Pricing and Payment Plans.Direct access to the property owner.Quick Roommate / Flatmate… etcNOTE : click on the link to a blog, which you help you out regarding the same question.www.hopohomes.com/blog/3-vital-facts-bachelor-know-sharing-regulations-dubai/Justin Abraham
Is two people paying for a 2 bedroom apartment much cheaper than one person paying for a 1 bedroom apartment?
You have heard the old saying `two can live as cheaply as one’. Well that is absolutely true. While this phrase might have been made out for married couples it holds true for everyone else. The basic savings is of course on rent and utilities, cable and internet but it can go a much longer way if the two have the same tastes in food which makes it possible to stock up buying bulk quantities. Commuting to work together can save even more.Interestingly, the converse of this phrase also holds true. According to a former colleague, an economist who has worked in the USA, the biggest cause of household distress in US is single parenthood. The average inhabitants per house in the US is 2.5 which means that there are many houses with single adults. This pushes up cost of living dramatically.
We share a room and pay 375. The other 2 pay the same for their own. A kid is moving in with the other roommate. Should rent go up for him?
Check your tenancy agreement. It should specify what happens when someone new enters the tenancy. In my jurisdiction, that is called a shared joint tenancy. If two roomates have no money this month, the other guy is responsible for all the rent. Landlords cant be bothered chasing down individual tenants. I usually include a clause of an increase in rent for additional occupants. Anyone who stays longer than 2 weeks is considered an occupant. If you don’t have a tenancy agreement and your tenancy is more informal then no one including the landlord has much protections. If this is the case with your situation, then you’ll have to work it out with the guy who is moving his kid in with him. There is no way you can force (unless it is so mentioned in your tenancy agreement if you have one ) him to pay more so persuasion rather than coercion might be your best bet. He may see the sharing situation as a per room affair, whereas you see it as a per person affair. If it is not spelled out somewhere, then you either have to come to a mutual understanding of what the situation is or suck it up. The Landlord may or may not be able to evict him. Depends on your jurisdiction.As for extra utilities…I haven’t been able to see any noticeable difference in utility consumption when a person comes or goes, so it’s not a huge factor.
How many children can live in a one bedroom apartment in kentucky?
the answer is in this link i have here for you http://www.cityofames.org/LivingInAmes/O... The link shows a square footage of apartment per resident i believe they count children the same as adults so if you had a 500 sqft one bedroom i as you read chart you could have about 7 people. but there are other rules like parking per person that can reduce that number as well. I do not know what social services requires either for minimums or bedrooms but I am sure they would want more then one bedroom for 5 kids and 2 adults. There is socials services as well as housing codes to deal with. The housing codes I am pretty familiar with but the social services I dont have a clue. It sounds like a lot of people but they don't regulate amount of people as much unless you are unrelated. looks like they have a fine of 500 dollars for people that violate both landlord and tenant get fine according to this. I have been a 17 year landlord and had a few times when the tenants tried to jam in too many into an apartment. I sent them a letter to force several of them to move out because I said they were in violation with municipal occupancy codes. Well i hope the link helps
My roommate has his girlfriend move in. Should I demand that she pay her share of the rent and utilities?
We have seen this kind of cases in our co-living spaces at SimplyGuest.comThis thing we clarify right at the start when someone is taking place. Hence, if a new person joins in then, the following can be the solution.In the case of all-inclusive rent, the rent is increased by 1200. This is because the utilities like Wifi, Electricity, Water, Housekeeping, etc .will now be used more.In case of all bills are paid on actuals the same would be divided into three and paid accordingly.Now, on room rent, if two people are staying in the same room, you cannot ask to split the rent into three parts. Instead, you should ask them to bear 60% of rent divided between the two, and the rest 40% should be paid by the other person. It also depends on the structure and area of the rooms and who is staying in the master bedroom.I hope this framework and tentative values helps you in taking a decision.