Even where it's not legal, there's often ways around it - if one student is willing to be the "fall guy" so there's only ever one person on the lease. The SRO

Even where it's not legal, there's often ways around it - if one student is willing to be the "fall guy" so there's only ever one person on the lease. The SRO bans went explicitly against a form of "hotel" really which was more individualistic. An example is seen in Blues Brothers, before Carrie Fischer remodels it; probably to install higher density.