I'd like to add my voice to the question: are boarding houses really not allowed in Mpls? (Hey lawyers, property owners, legislators, tell us what you know!)
I think that while there may be risks associated with boarding houses, the benefits can also be huge. When I met my husband, he was just starting his graduate program at the University. As a foreign student, he wasn't legal to work, and of course didn't have any family here to stay with. He got a room at a house on University Ave. & 14th, which I believe housed about 9-10 individuals, all in separate bedrooms but with two shared baths and a shared kitchen. The owner, a single man, lived there too. (And still does today.) This place was really what allowed my husband to make it. He paid $250 a month for a tiny attic bedroom, and walked to and from school year round. The vast majority of his house-mates were also students, and a lot of them were also from other countries. (Thus unable to earn money outside of stipends from TA-ing or doing research.) Many of them could not afford any other type of living situation. This place is still there now, and as a matter of fact, my sister-in-law has now rented the same room that my husband used to have, and is very pleased with the situation. (She wanted her independence from the big brother and his wife!) I imagine that this house is grandfathered in, as they say, since it's been operating without issue for a number of years. It's a shame if others cannot do similar things with their homes, considering how much it has helped those folks with the least money - and clearly it can be profitable for the owners as well. Connie Nompelis Ventura Village -MRC- __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
