Privacy

[Janessa Storlie]

Hello, my boyfriend and I just recently got our first property in Coeur d'Alene Idaho. We hope to turn it into a duplex, but we might have some restrictions with codes. My boyfriend thinks that it would be ok to have the washer and dryer in the downstairs unit for both units to share. I really dislike this idea! I am a true believer in privacy. If I were a tenant, I would not accept another tenant to be able to invade my personal space. We hope to put a washer and dryer in both units. What could also work is putting the washer and dryer in a separate space upstairs so both tenants can access it without the invasion of privacy.

What does everyone else think? How important is privacy to tenants? Is the roommate concept ok?

Thank you,

Janessa Storlie

[Ryan Canfield]

@Janessa Storlie  My first preference would be to have a washer/dryer in both units, that would be ideal.  I think the second best option would be to have the washer/dryer in a common area for both units to share.
You can't have a tenant going into another tenants apartment, let alone to do laundry.  To me that sounds like major problems.