[Vision2020] Guests or Tenants?

[Tom Hansen]

That is exactly it, Joe.

My understanding is that the "compensation" involved amounts to nothing more
than buying groceries once in a while and helping around the house for the
couple weeks that the guests will be there. 

It's not like the guests are taking up year-long residence while paying
rent.

But then, it's not like I should expect Courtney (one of the NSA
"landlords") to understand the difference.

Yet, I feel confident that the IRS understands the difference.

Tom Hansen
Vandalville, Idaho

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-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Joe Campbell
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 7:11 AM
To: g. crabtree
Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Guests or Tenants?

Isn't Keely talking about folks who are visiting for a month or so, not
folks who are intending to attend and then graduate from some local
four-year school? I would not classify putting someone up for a month or so
as housing or feeding someone "for compensation on a weekly or longer
basis." It doesn't say housing or feeding "for a week or more."

--
Joe Campbell

---- "g. crabtree" <jampot at adelphia.net> wrote: 

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For the last couple of days posting to this forum has been a bit screwy from
my computer. I hope this only shows up once.


Wrong, as usual. City code quite clearly defines boarding house's as 
12. Boarding House.

A building occupied by its owner in which not more than six (6) roomers,
lodgersand/or boarders are housed or fed for compensation on a weekly or
longer basis. Ord. 2006-11, 08/07/06)With this in mind, I fail to see how
the situation that Ms. Mix is suggesting, and the previous boarding house
issue that you have decried with such vigor in the not so distant past, is
any different -- aside from the players, of  course. It  seems that you
would hold  Ms. Mix and friends to a different  standard than certain
"others" that you do not hold in the same high regard.  I can't for the life
of me see how it could be inappropriate for Dale to suggest that some small
measure of consistency enter into the equation.

gc
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tom Hansen 
  To: 'g. crabtree' ; 'Vision 2020' 
  Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 8:10 AM
  Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Guests or Tenants?


  Applying the quotation marks (") to my statement was merely meant to serve
as my distinction of the two concepts, not to reflect any specific legal
boundary, ok?

   

  Although the city code does not (in writing) define a "boarding house", a
session (not that long ago) of the city council verbally defined "boarding
houses".  I could dig through my repository of audio files of City Council
sessions, but I would consider that to be time and effort poorly spent as I
am certain that you can recall these sessions on your own.

   

  And lastly, Comb-Over's inappropriateness was apparent in his implication
at:

   

  "I'm sure that everyone she recommends will have their conditional use
permits thru the City, approved and paid for - just like every other
international student's host family in Moscow has."

   

  Enough said.

   

  Tom Hansen

  Moscow, Idaho

  Intolerista Sergeant-at-Arms

   "Most truths are so naked that people feel sorry for them and cover them
up, at least a little bit."
  - Edward R. Murrow

   


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  From: g. crabtree [mailto:jampot at adelphia.net] 
  Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 7:02 AM
  To: Tom Hansen; Vision 2020
  Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Guests or Tenants?

   

   

  After having glanced at the Moscow city code definition of a boarding
house, could you please explain how providing accommodations to guests for a
couple of weeks for compensation fails to meet the afore mentioned
definition? Just exactly where in the code does it distinguish between  a
"resident guest" and a "resident tenant"? And lastly, why would it be
"inappropriate commentary" to discuss this type of topic on Dale's personal
blog and yet be just ducky for you to do the same on your own web site, to
which you thoughtfully provided a link, not to mention here on the V?

   

  gc

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