Public Welcome Free: Rooming Houses and Renting by the Room
This presentation will review the difference between a roommate and a lodger. You need a license for one but not the other. We will contrast both with normal tenancies and with special situations. We will explain:
- Separate vs. joint-and-several rental agreements.
- Sanitary code requirements with shared kitchens and bathrooms.
- What makes a lodging house?
- Licensing and zoning restrictions on lodging houses.
- Agency as leaseholder and congregate housing.
- And more!
Attendees will leave knowing how to compliantly rent to different individuals or groups. This helps all kinds of households get and keep affordable housing.
