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Thoughts on how to approach this situation....
I am screening a potential tenant...good credit, clean background, verifiable gross income 3+ times rent, no pets, and seems like a neat & orderly kind of person. Only problem...he would like to move in with his sister and her wife...and they are reluctant to fill out an application until they know whether he is approved (the excuse is they don't want to pay additional app fees if they don't have to). While they haven't explained details, they seemed to indicate that their credit & background are not as squeaky clean. I was also told that if they didn't qualify then he might want to rent my place on his own. I find it hard to believe he would not try to move them in without my knowing. Of course I reserve the right to inspect the property and this would be a violation of the lease agreement. But I really don't want it to come to that.
So the question is...do I make them all apply and it's a "package deal"....complete picture before approving "them". Or do I consider him the primary, who has the income on his own to pay the rent, and approve him to move in...separating the other two applicants on their own merit?