Running a crashpad?

EatSleepFly

EatSleepFly

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Long story short, I have a lease on an apartment that was just signed recently but I'm in the hunt to get a better job sooner rather than later. If one comes along that requires me to move, I'll be stuck with this two bedroom, one bath apartment until next summer (or pay out the nose to break the lease). I know Delta, Comair, and CHQ have bases there so I'm wondering if I can rent it out as a crashpad to recoup some of the costs.

It's about a 10-15 minute drive from the terminal at CVG, in Florence sorta near the mall, if "ya'll" know where that is. Basically right on the south side of the airport. There's lots of food and stuff nearby. The complex is nice, and pretty quiet as far as apartment complexes go. Parking is not an issue. I'd probably leave one queen bed there, POSSIBLY a decent 27" TV (gotta get it back from my ex girlfriend), and a large set of somewhat ugly, but brand new, dishes. If it would help, I'd consider getting another cheap bed, and maybe leaving some other stuff to make it livable.

So for you commuting/crashpad experts, what do you think?

- Is it too far from CVG? I can't think of much in the area that is closer to the airport, but I don't know what's up on the north side. Obviously a car would be needed, or a taxi, or something.
- Where are the other CVG crashpads located?
- Ideally I'd like to keep it at 2-4 'regulars' if possible, especially since it's only a 1-bath. Is that common, or not really?
-Flexible on price somewhat, but utilities and possibly basic cable would be included. What is the going rate for a place like that? What would you be willing to pay?

Anything else to think about? My goal here is to help someone out with a place to crash, and help myself recoup some of the cost. If it turns out that just coughing up the money to cancel the lease would be significantly cheaper, then that's what I'll have to do. My job search is sort of hinging on what to do with this place, so any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
 
You might want to check the agreement in your lease. You may be violating it by having people there that aren't on the lease. All it would take is a complaint or two from nosy neighbors that you have people coming and going all the time to get you in trouble.
 
I might just try to sub lease it out. Try Craig's list or see if you can get someone to put up a flyer in a CVG airline crew room. What's transportation to the airport like? If there's no bus, not too many people will have a crashpad car and it might be tough to fill the crashpad.
 
DAnbert said:
You might want to check the agreement in your lease. You may be violating it by having people there that aren't on the lease. All it would take is a complaint or two from nosy neighbors that you have people coming and going all the time to get you in trouble.
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What's the worst that would happen? He'd get evicted? :D My apartment complex has people that live 4-6 per apartment, my guess is nobody would really notice. Plus you can have people there other than on the lease, otherwise nobody could ever "visit" if you get my drift :).
 
wheelsup said:
What's the worst that would happen? He'd get evicted? :D My apartment complex has people that live 4-6 per apartment, my guess is nobody would really notice. Plus you can have people there other than on the lease, otherwise nobody could ever "visit" if you get my drift :).
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Worth checking out, though.

In Texas, 95% of the apartments use a standard TAA (Texas Apartment Association) lease. There is explicit language in them that says if guests are going to be there more than 3 days, management must be notified. Also, it's a violation of a TAA lease to sub-let an apartment without express written consent which can result in immediate eviction of all tenants.

I realize it sounds harsh, and enforcement is another matter, but at least in TX, the law is on their side in this scenario.
 
On top of immediate eviction (which sounds good on the surface) there are usually clauses that state that if the tenant is the party that violates the contract, they could be responsible for fees usually in excess of what it would cost them to buy out of the lease. usually if it is a newer lease the management company will let the buy out be less than the full length cause they should be able to re-lease the residence with in a certain amount of time.
Not only that, when your future landlord checks for references they wont want to hear that you got evicted for a violation of lease agreement.
 
Right on. Eviction is not a "get outta rent minus the deposit" card. Every lease I've signed (which was more than I wanted to in MCO) had a clause that said if we were evicted, we'd be liable for the rent up until the apartment was re-rented on top of losing our deposit AND paying for cleaning, damages, etc. I've also seen the "guests staying longer than X days, management must be notified" clause, but I rarely followed that one. Basically, it's to keep people from letting their girlfriend and her 3 kids move into the 1 bedroom, 1 bath on the second floor.
 
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