Renting Adjacent Apartments to Boys and Girls

 

Question:

I have 2 basement apartments to rent. You come into a square hall. On the right is the door for one apartment, on the left is the door for the other apartment. One is rented to boys. Is it proper to rent the other to girls?

 

Answer:

Renting out such an apartment is highly inappropriate and halachichally problematic in itself. Additionally, you would be responsible for any issues that may arise from it, like yichud (in the hallway and possibly even while in their respective apartments), or worse.

 

Sources:

להשכיר – ראה שו”ת אג”מ יו”ד ח”ב סי’ לה שכתב להתיר.

ובפועל מצד יחוד – ראה שו”ת שבה”ל ח”ה סי’ רה שהחמיר בזה מפני שנראה כדירה אחת.

ואיך שיהיה עכ”פ מכוער הדבר, ונושא באחריות. ויש אוסרים גם מדינא.

 

 

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