Denying Children

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I had to share this conversation I just had with an applicant.

She called me to say she is interested in a house I have for rent. But, she also just talked to a real estate office here in town that also does property management. They told her that they will approve her application, but the owner of the property wasn't sure if he wanted her two kids in his property. He had to think about it and let her know.

I was shocked that a real estate office would be so stupid as to tell someone that.

I was honest with her and told her that this is a violation of the Fair Housing Act and I was happy to have her family move into my rental. :)

I could see an individual homeowner making that mistake, but a licensed real estate firm? They should have told her that the owner was looking over her application, not that he might not allow kids in his property. Stupid things people say!