Orlando, FL asked in Real Estate Law and Landlord - Tenant for Florida

Q: Am I allowed to have roommates help cover the mortgage if the HOA says I can't rent out individual rooms?

From the HOA: Homes may be leased, licensed or occupied only in their entirety and no fraction

or portion may be rented. No bed and breakfast facility may be operated out of a Home. Individual

rooms of a Home may not be leased on any basis. No transient tenants may be accommodated in a

Home. All leases or occupancy agreements of Homes (collectively, "Lease Agreements") are subject to

the provisions of thisSection12.23. All Lease Agreements shall be in writing. A copy of all Lease

Agreements shall be provided to the Association. No Lease Agreement may be fora term of less than

one (1) year, and no Home may be leased more than two (2) times in any calendar year unless otherwise

approved by the Association in the case of hardship. The Lessee as part of the Lease Agreement, shall

agree to abide by and adhere to the terms and conditions of this Declaration together with all Rules and

Regulations and all policies adopted by the Association.

1 Lawyer Answer
Jonathan A. Klurfeld
Jonathan A. Klurfeld
Answered
  • Boca Raton, FL
  • Licensed in Florida

A: I think you know the answer already. No. It clearly says you cannot rent out part of the unit; only the whole unit may be rented at once.

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