renting my bedroom short term? problems?

I have a friend that used to have borders. "Borders," she would specify, "not roommates." She's rent stabilized in a building w/ lax management. I would expect this to be a potentially big problem in a co-op, in a condo maybe not so much(?). Non-doorman would also work better.

I think the bottom line would be to choose a place you can afford without the border. Then if the border thing works out, great. Counting on it could be risky.

thank you tenemental, good point. I wonder how these people who gets roommates on craigslist are doing. Also what about people who always have guests? I know many of my friends who are hosting constantly their friends/family visiting NYC. What if I tell them they are my guests...

Guests/family/local friends, will likely have a very different appearance than tourists (cameras, shopping bags, etc.), and the fact that they would all share the same ethnicity would only highlight their status. There was a renter in my same friend's building that had a constant stream of short-term subtenants from one country. It was very obvious what she was doing. Not saying it's impossible; just be careful.

Tenemental -- Boarder. Not border. People staying with you might be boarders but they would never be borders.

poorishlady -- 2008. Not 1969. People staying with you might think it is 1969 but it is really 2008.

According to most coop laws, there is no limitation on the number of guests (not at one time, of course!) that a unit owner may entertain. It is a totally different story if you own a coop but don't live there, and are trying to subvert sublet laws by 'letting out' your unit on a continual short term basis.

But if you are occupying the unit, a coop BoD would have a very, very tough time doing anything more than threatening action, particularly if your 'guests' are staying for a month or more at a time. If it's a short term stay thing and your 'guest' turnover rate is higher, the BoD might be able to make a case based on security. But if you have people staying for minimum of a month (or more) at any given time, in reality, you should have no problem.

In a condo, pretty much anything goes, so you'd have a much easier time.