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I've also heard that children need separate room, and if a boy and girl, they need separated. So a husband/wife, boy and girl, need a minimum 3 bdrm apt. If you rent a 2 bdrm apt to this scenerio, they will sue you and you will be forced to pay their move and living expenses afterward. Tenants know these laws and are always trying to pull one over on non-suspecting landlords. I had an unmarried woman with 6 children try to rent a one-bedroom apartment from me, and threaten to sue if I didn't, trying to force me into this situation. Nice try! These laws change from time to time, and place to place. You need local information from the courthouse. Renting is really a dog-eat-dog business, not for the meak.
Last edited by ESFP; 09-16-2008 at 04:04 PM..
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I've also heard that children need separate room, and if a boy and girl, they need separated. So a husband/wife, boy and girl, need a minimum 3 bdrm apt.
This was the Rule used by local Housing Authority until about 15 years ago.
A single parent with a son and daughter would qualify for a 3 bedroom unit. One of the meeting I went to at the time explained the new 2 per bedroom + 1 change as follows.
1. The Housing Authority came under attack for gender discrimination by treating a parent with a son and daughter differently than a parent with two children of the same sex.
2. The stated goal of the Housing Authority is to house as many qualified families as possible... disregarding gender enabled the Housing Authority to house more people without additional funding.
The change was not retro-active. It only applied when a family moved or initial move-in after the effective date.
I personally know 2 families that decided against moving primarily because it meant giving up their 3 bedroom voucher in exchange for a 2 bedroom voucher.
By the way, Housing encourages boys and girls to be separated by sex... bedroom wise. The solution offered is for the parent to sleep in the living room leaving the bedrooms for the children.
Many places where I live go by 2 per bedroom plus one. I have not found a private place that concerns itself with the kids gender. I know that housing authorities do-they seem to require only two kids per bedroom, and of the same gender.
My family is currently renting (as we await a move) and we are 7 in a three-bedroom. Mom and dad in one room, 2 girls in a room, three boys in the big master bedroom (yes, we are all on the lease). This is a private complex-if we were in public housing, they would not allow that and we'd be stuck since 4 bedrooms are rare here (which is why we aren't in a 4 bed now-we can certainly afford it but could not find one when we needed it, and this is temporary anyhow.)
A few years ago, we had 2 small girls and another one on the way. We got a 2 bedroom. We stayed there in that apartment for 6 years, until the big bedroom was getting too small for three growing girls. Now we're in a 3 bedroom.
When I lived in Cali, the apartment company I worked for did the 2 +1 rule.
So, I always believed until recently, that was the law in every state.
My hubby and I just recently had another one, which now makes 3 kids.
So, we have a total of 5....I got notice from my apartment manager I needed to move when my lease expires, which happened to be 60 days from the time my son was born. I had a 2/2 unit, and wanted to renew until Jan, when the weather was cooler, but they could not accomodate us.
To make a long story short, its really at the owners discresion. As long as they are doing 2 heads per room, they arent violating any laws.
Im in a three bedroom now and much happier, since we are not sitting on top of each other....hahaha
Just curious..Doesnt anyone know if they have rules like this elsewhere on the globe?
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I think its up to the landlords
