The standard way for students and young unmarried people to

The standard way for students and young unmarried people to live, in the rest of the world is to share a "flat", or house or apartment with more than 1 bedroom. Everyone contributes to the rent and power , telephone etc.

Are you saying that in China now that no one can live with anyone else?
Unless they are with parents or are married?
There is a growing trend also, in the west for older widows (especially ,as ther eare more of them) to live together in a house rather than to go to an old peoples home.

Perhaps what is intended to be restricted is "subletting". Where the first tenant makes a profit by on-selling rooms to others. This is commonly banned by many house or apartment owners elsewhere too.
Perhaps the answer is just for all the people to end up in another financial arrangement by sharing better.
Posted by kiwiuncle at 2007-09-04 14:13:28
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New Regulations to Kill Group Renting in Shanghai