The apartment complexes are getting away with this for two reasons. Shortage of apartments and the State pays rent for section 8 housing recipients to move into apartments because they lack section 8 housing.
Locally they stopped building apartments and built only single family homes. Because the market was so hot. Now there is a shortage of apartments.
My son rents a basement room from his grandma. It’s a great deal for both of them. He just started a new job as an over the road trucker and is only home 1-2 days a week.
He said he wants an apartment and we’re telling him to hold off.