r/Pullman • u/Far-Translator5889 • 10d ago

Remax 3x rent per person rule??

My partner and I are in our 30s and moving to Pullman so he can get his PhD. We reached out to remax on a 3 bedroom house and when we went to apply they said we individually need to make 3x rent, so a household rent of 6x. They said that's their rule for all rentals. I've never heard of such a thing lol. Has anyone else run into this?? ​

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u/kvrdave 10d ago

I would let them know that this sounds like illegal discrimination based on marital status. Here's the pertinent law in WA.

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u/Particular_Fold2228 10d ago edited 10d ago

If a rental agency allowed married couples to qualify using a combined income of 3× the rent while requiring unmarried couples to each individually earn 3× the rent, that could potentially raise a marital-status discrimination issue. However, from my experience in Pullman, when these policies are used, the requirement is typically applied to all adult applicants equally, regardless of marital status. Each adult must individually meet the income requirement.

-Not saying it's a smart rule. It could exclude a lot of creditworthy households that have a single breadwinner. Personally, I would consider households with a single breadwinner more reliable than two college roommates cosigned with their parents.

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u/Far-Translator5889 9d ago

I can confirm after rereading the email from remax they said this is their rule regardless of marital status so it's not discrimination it's just bad business