3 day notice and no rent from Tenant (lease agreement, credit score, poor)

[luv4horses]

I think you would have more discretion in your own home. Is that not true? After all, you are sharing the kitchen, living room, etc. For example, you cannot discreminate against a single mom with a baby in an apartment, but surely in your own shared home you could?

[michgc]

Originally Posted by luv4horses

I think you would have more discretion in your own home. Is that not true? After all, you are sharing the kitchen, living room, etc. For example, you cannot discreminate against a single mom with a baby in an apartment, but surely in your own shared home you could?

You can in Virginia - not only when renting out your own home but if you have four or fewer properties that you rent out you are not bound by the same discrimination policies that professional landlords are.

[carolinadawg2]

Originally Posted by luv4horses

I think you would have more discretion in your own home. Is that not true? After all, you are sharing the kitchen, living room, etc. For example, you cannot discreminate against a single mom with a baby in an apartment, but surely in your own shared home you could?

Surprisingly (to me) you appear to be correct:

"What property is exempt from the federal Fair Housing Acts?

The Fair Housing Acts do not apply to every rental property. Exempt property includes:

Senior housing: Housing qualifies for this exemption if 1) HUD has made a determination that the dwelling is designed and occupied by elderly residents under a local, state, or federal program; or 2) all residents are 62 or older; or 3) at least one person who is 55 years old or older resides in 80 percent of the occupied units and the public is made aware that the housing unit intends to provide senior housing to people 55 or older

Owner-occupied housing: An owner lives in a building with four or fewer units

Some owners of single family homes: A single family home is owned by a private person and rented without the use of a real estate broker or discriminatory advertising

Some housing owned by religious organizations and private clubs: Housing that limits occupancy to its members."

Housing Discrimination: FAQs - FindLaw

[meanieme]

1) Just be glad he's still agreeing to pay you anything now even after he's moved out already.
2) Next time get written and signed contract. Seems like he took advantage of knowing that.
3) If your place is in hot desire, focus on getting the next tenant.
4) Always tricky renting out a room in your own house. You lose privacy, etc. Hence those awkward "encounters" you had.

[mike052082]

Wow, I'm surprised they offered you that. Cause a judge is gonna ask what the contract, verbal or otherwise, stated in regards to moving. Nothing. Just move on.

[payit4wd]

He came from China. So, when he started law school over here, he listed our address as his permanent address at his law school, bank, and his NC license. Does that have any significance?

[payit4wd]

and the only reason he is offering this lower rent is because we have him in email and text saying he agreed to pay full rent for Oct since he's leaving. Rent was due Ovt 1st. he hadn't paid, and gave notice Oct 6th.

[Okey Dokie]

Originally Posted by payit4wd

He came from China. So, when he started law school over here, he listed our address as his permanent address at his law school, bank, and his NC license. Does that have any significance?

What other address did you expect him to use? If you get any mail for him, write "moved - left no forwarding address" and return to Postal Service.

[rezfreak]

Good luck enforcing that long of a verbal agreement in a court. best you could hope for is 1 month as most verbal contracts are month to month.

[bentlebee]

Take it is as lesson learned and hopefully you implement what you learned this firs time around as we see many times over the same thing as many LL believe that judging on friendliness is how you can judge a good person from a bad person.