# Roommates Settings **Roommates Allowed** What it controls: Whether you'll accept non-married parties living together. Default Setting: Yes Recommendation: We strongly recommend keeping this set to "Yes." Declining roommates is difficult to enforce, limits your pool of potential applicants, and may create fair housing concerns. **Maximum Number of Roommates** What it controls: Caps the number of unrelated adults who can apply together. Default Setting: Not required (controlled by occupancy limits instead) When to use: Rarely needed. Your occupancy limits (below) typically provide adequate control. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.rentzap.com/help-docs/guides/criteria-building-guide/roommates-settings.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.