Rental Property Investor · Bloomington, IL · Member since 2015 · 48 posts · 8 votes
Can Condo bylaws limit the # of children in my rental unit?
We recently bought a 2 bedroom condo, renovated it, and rented to a single mother (and her 3 children). The Condo Board is now telling us that we have broken the condo bylaws, as they have a rule limiting the maximum # of children to 2 per unit.
Based on our internet research, it seems that if we are within the occupancy, it would be discriminatory for the condo board to restrict the housing based on the age of the residents. Is that true?
Investor · Boston, MA · Member since 2015 · 398 posts · 147 votes
9y
No, a condo assoc cannot make a rule that is illegal. I'd just ask a police officer to come by and politely inform them of this fact rather than spend any money on an attorney fighting it.
Rental Property Investor · Bloomington, IL · Member since 2015 · 48 posts · 8 votes
9y
Thanks all for the advice. We've decided to move out our tenant to maintain/build the relationship with the condo assoc (Taking the long view) We've since found out the tenant now also has her boyfriend living there part-time. Ugh