<prompt> Human: I havent submitted the application or given the complex any info about myself yet.Im an independent contractor, and I work from home doing work on my computer. I make a set amount per hour. Like a lot of people, the number of hours I work per week varies, and consequently so does the amount I make per month. Should I just average the amount Ive earned each month so far?Also, I havent seen the lease itself yet, but Ive read that many of them have a clause stating that the apartment is for residential use only and not for business use. Since Im considered a sole proprietor, if I were to work from the apartment, I believe I would be violating such a clause. If the complex calls my reference at the company, the reference is likely to mention that Im an independent contractor, so I dont think theres any hiding that fact from the complex.Is the complex likely to reject my application based on the knowledge that Im a contractor? If my application is accepted and the clause is on my lease, would it be reasonable to ask that it be changed or removed? I guess if they accept the application knowing Im a contractor, that means either the lease allows it or they dont knowcare that its a violation, so I could only hurt myself by bringing it up at that point.UPDATE: I definitely should have mentioned this earlier, but what Im applying for is to get added to the lease of someone who already lives in the apartment. I called the office and told them I have low income, but I have savings and parents willing to cosign. They said they dont allow cosigning, but as long as the the original tenants payed 2 months of rent as a deposit I asked them, they did, I dont have to provide my income at all.So I guess the lesson here is to call the place before you start worrying about stuff thats actually irrelevant. Sorry if you found this post to be a waste of your time.Assistant: Give a reasonable average. Its not generally something theyre going to investigate super hard; they just want to ensure that they arent renting a 2000 apartment to someone who makes 4000 post-tax.Many apartments do have a clause prohibiting business use, but its more intended to prevent a bunch of random client visits; if youre working alone in a home office, thats not usually an issue.Human: My current income is actually pretty low, so the rent would be a high percentage of it. But Im looking for an additional job, I have six months worth of rent in savings, and Im going to receive a good amount of financial aid Im transferring to a university this fall.But the application only asks for my present occupation or source of income, so I dont think they want me writing any of that down, unless financial aid could be considered a source of income in this context.Are they likely to reject my application as soon as they see the low income? My parents are willing to cosign, but is there an income level at which they wouldnt even offer that as an option?  <response>: If this is a reasonably sized complex, and youre not having visitors making noise, Ive never heard of an apartment complex that is going to care if youre working from home all day. That rule is there so they dont have to deal with your up and coming hair salon business that ends up having people waiting in the hallways and lounging around in public areas that dont live there. Or just upsetting neighbors by having a lot of non-residents in and out all the time.Now if working from home means mixing musical tracks without headphones or something, or you start annoying them for some other reason not paying rent, insects, whatever, it could become an issue.Honestly though, my apartment doesnt know when Im gone for a week for work, or when I take a week off and veg out practically without leaving the apartment.That said, it cant hurt to get that part of the lease taken out, but many large complexes chains dont negotiate or change the lease, period. US, btw 