Real Estate Agent · Golden, CO · Member since 2017 · 20 posts · 10 votes
Our Denver 1/1 is an all-utilities-included unit because there's a single meter on our duplex. Since those utility costs go up if there is a couple in the unit vs. a single person is there a way to charge accordingly? or can you not have separate pricing based on 1 occupant vs. 2 occupants (which wold be our max with a 1/1). thoughts on tackling this? Thanks!
You may want to refer to your local tenant/landlord laws and maybe even speak with a real estate attorney on this one. I cannot answer as to what the rules/laws are in Denver, but adjusting the rental rate based on number of occupants sounds like a violation of the Fair Housing Act. This may constitute discrimination on the basis of familial status.