Neighbor renting out their "Poolside Paradise." Renters keep coming to my house.

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As to not locking the gates, I think that's a terrible idea...for a myriad of reasons (but I am an attorney, so I see liability in almost EVERYTHING). I do understand the dog getting out issue, though...perhaps you could get a lock like this one. You should be able to open it in just a couple of seconds.

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Wife and I are on the fence about Swimply. I am ok with it given I would have a lot of restrictions but the bathroom thing is what's making me think twice. I reviewed many pools with quite strict rules which I am in favor of but the bathroom thing is making me cringe.

I did check in my area and there aren't many pools on Swimply. The pools listed around my area (within 20 miles) are charging insane rates ($75/hour). If I did this, I would put in an ozinator because we all know they will urinate in the pool. o_O
 
jimim said:
I don’t know. I’ve never used an Uber or will. Same with air b&b. Never even looked into it.
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I am a pretty big fan of both. And add "Turo" to the mix, too. When I went to Alaska not too long ago, I was able to get a car for 1/2 the price as the traditional rental route (fully insured, too) and didn't have to stand in line for 3 hours to be told there were no cars available. As far as renting out my pool, though? Yeah...that is NOT happening.
 
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Wife and I are on the fence about Swimply. I am ok with it given I would have a lot of restrictions but the bathroom thing is what's making me think twice. I reviewed many pools with quite strict rules which I am in favor of but the bathroom thing is making me cringe.

I did check in my area and there aren't many pools on Swimply. The pools listed around my area (within 20 miles) are charging insane rates ($75/hour). If I did this, I would put in an ozinator because we all know they will urinate in the pool. o_O
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Ozinator? Yeah, you know those don't really work well in an outdoor pool, right?
 
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First, it was really late in my life before I lived in a house with a pool. Ours was built in 2018 for our new home bought in 2017. There is no way in heck (not the word I was thinking) I would consider turning my private, clean, bacteria and virus free pool into a public pee pool. Is that $75 an hour one rental charge for any number of guests, or per person. That is, you get $75 an hour for one person, one family or one pool party? And they get to walk through your house to the bathroom? ("Hey, man. You got any beer?") NO FREAKING WAY! It's just my wife and me, and sometimes even in this broiling Texas heat (air temp 101, water temp 91), we sometimes don't use the pool for a week, but that's OK. It's AVAILABLE to us alone any time we might want to go out there with a bottle of Prosecco and Amazon Music playing 60's Rock 'n Roll, and the water chemistry is nearly perfect. Any time we want to.

Our little neighborhood of 50 homes has 9 pools, so we're short of the 20% breakeven on selling prices if we move, but since we filled the pool in September 2018 we've had no one come to the door asking, "Mister, can I swim in your pool?" BTW, our fence gates have the combination locks that Greg suggested. They're not technically all-weather locks, but I hit them every few months with a shot of teflon spray lube and they're fine. Been on our gates five years here and were on our gates for two years at the last house before we moved. You can set the combination--so it's easy to make them both the same. I'll bet Greg the attorney would suggest if you rent your pool, that you make sure your liability insurance company has you as a commercial pool and you're paying sufficient premiums for basic and umbrella liability. One slip and fall, and it's your fault. One kid drowning and that's your fault too. (Just ask Greg!) You're sued for ten million dollars, and your homeowner's policy won't pay (and it was probably just a $1 million liability coverage anyway,) because you're renting the pool and that makes it commercial and not covered. A lot of risk for $75 an hour before taxes.
 
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First, it was really late in my life before I lived in a house with a pool. Ours was built in 2018 for our new home bought in 2017. There is no way in heck (not the word I was thinking) I would consider turning my private, clean, bacteria and virus free pool into a public pee pool. Is that $75 an hour one rental charge for any number of guests, or per person. That is, you get $75 an hour for one person, one family or one pool party? And they get to walk through your house to the bathroom? ("Hey, man. You got any beer?") NO FREAKING WAY! It's just my wife and me, and sometimes even in this broiling Texas heat (air temp 101, water temp 91), we sometimes don't use the pool for a week, but that's OK. It's AVAILABLE to us alone any time we might want to go out there with a bottle of Prosecco and Amazon Music playing 60's Rock 'n Roll, and the water chemistry is nearly perfect. Any time we want to.

Our little neighborhood of 50 homes has 9 pools, so we're short of the 20% breakeven on selling prices if we move, but since we filled the pool in September 2018 we've had no one come to the door asking, "Mister, can I swim in your pool?" BTW, our fence gates have the combination locks that Greg suggested. They're not technically all-weather locks, but I hit them every few months with a shot of teflon spray lube and they're fine. Been on our gates five years here and were on our gates for two years at the last house before we moved. You can set the combination--so it's easy to make them both the same. I'll bet Greg the attorney would suggest if you rent your pool, that you make sure your liability insurance company has you as a commercial pool and you're paying sufficient premiums for basic and umbrella liability. One slip and fall, and it's your fault. One kid drowning and that's your fault too. (Just ask Greg!) You're sued for ten million dollars, and your homeowner's policy won't pay (and it was probably just a $1 million liability coverage anyway,) because you're renting the pool and that makes it commercial and not covered. A lot of risk for $75 an hour before taxes.
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The only legal point I would actually make is some folks may or may not have insurance that would absolve them. However, even if you had the absolute best umbrella (or commercial) coverage out there and there is nearly a 100% chance you would ultimately prevail, that doesn't mean you won't be sued. Even if it's a waste of time for the plaintiff, it can still make your life pretty miserable.
 
You guys got me thinking now. I'm no longer sure if I'd be upset if they used my bathroom, or happy. Darned if they do/don't.
 

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