Landlords need to be wide awake- as the proposed tenant is unemployed, warning bells will ring loud. Very Loud.
Why not put the place in just your name?
We had an Austrian/German couple renting from us, refused us entry to our house, also never paid rent for 7 months and their 11 dogs trashed the house inside, we had to redo the the whole place including the carpeting and the garden was a dust bowl.
In addition they left us with over R15000 debt excluding interest with the city council which by law now becomes the owners problem.
Not to mention the cost of lawyers and personal frustration with getting people who are also verbally abusive and non paying removed.
The law protects delinquent tenants, it is expensive and difficult to get them removed.
If you have never gone through this, you have no idea, this little exercise cost over R150K. The lesson is learned and the school fees are paid in full.