Student housing

[Andrea Nielson]

We are preparing to rent our newly acquired house to students in the upcoming semester. We are not comfortable having men and women tenants together. I have seen on other real estate sights a possible exemption for shared housing. Other articles have referenced that if tenants are sharing a living space (kitchen, living room..) then you can specify gender. I have been trying to get this confirmed, but have been unable to do so. Is this a true exemption?

[Patrick Liska]

@Anthony Angotti I do not believe so, even the one i mentioned - if you read the link i posted, even the provision i mention disappears if you own more than 3 rental properties. so if my daughter was living in one and i rented the rest of the rooms ( which i did ) i could specify that the other renters are female, once i own a 4th rental property, that wouldn't matter and i would have no say ( read page 3 and 4 section (b) and what i mention about over 3 houses is in section (b)(1). renting out rooms is same as renting out rooms in a B&B, you can not discriminate then and you can not discriminate if it is a student rental. I am not a lawyer, but i do suggest that Andrea consult with one before putting anything that may discriminate in her advertising or sorting of tenants in the college rental. I was able to do that once ( had separate genders want to rent but was able to deny because my daughter was there and she didn't want it) but otherwise it doesn't bother me. i have a 2 family student rental, not mixed, but the 1st floor is boys and 2nd is girls.