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Hi. As far as i know my dear.
It's fine as long as your house is legal.
I mean allowed for the foreigners to live.

Jamie the problem is not all police officials are on the same sheet of music when it comes to this type of living arrangements. You'll need a good landlord to smooth things when it comes time to do the đăng ký tạm trú with them.

Jamie,

Technically, it is illegal for people of opposite sexes to cohabitate here.  The ward police can flat out refuse to register you.  However, in practice, this law is seldom enforced.  If anyone enforces this part of the law upon you, s/he must not have liked something about you.  Other than that, it is all good.  Just remember to send some cigarettes or beers with your landlord, when it comes time to renew your visa.

Best,
Howie

What's this Wild_1, I don't get a thumbs up for my excellent advice and outstanding Vietnamese..... Anatta would have gave me one...

There you have it, Budman.  I hope it worked.  My computer just could not pick up the Java Scripts on that little box.  It is why I have not played with it for awhile. 

In the event that it didn't work, let me give you this for your Vietnamese language skill.