All Forum Posts by: Glenn Shaw

And, yes, he can charge whatever rent he wants and if he is stupid enough to think that only "Hispanics" are lining up to pay over market rent, then he's basically assured you that he's ignorant and a racist as well. The Fair Housing Act - which applies to private landlords too - makes 'it is illegal to discriminate in housing on the basis of a person's race, color, national origin, religion, sex (incuding gender identity and sexual orientation), familial status, or disability." I recommend that you and the neighbors remove any race reference from your vocabulary (which could result in legal problems for yourselves) and stick with the tangible issues - such as noise, trash, illegal parking - whatever. Since this is a reoccurring problem, be proactive in resolving it. I recommend that you contact your municipality's code enforcement and share the tangible issues that have been repeatedly tolerated. The officer/inspector can contact the owner in writing and give notice of regulations that prohibit these issues. It also puts thse owner on notice and fines increase for repeat offenses - up to and including prohibiting the property from being rented as a remedy.

And, I want to share this with you...I live in a 'highly sought-after, "Tony" neighborhood with homes in the 7-8 figure range - and we have a WHOLE LOT of crazies here - of all ages and descriptions. You absolutely, positively DO NOT get to choose your neighbors. But you also don't have to tolerate the intolerable. You advised the owner of the problem. And, that 'nice guy' put you on notice that he's going to continue to do what is best for him - not the neighborhood. Why should he - he doesn't live there so it's not a problem for him.

Get the city/municipality involved and just stick to the facts. You can't fix this yourselves.

I think you’re spot on. He comes across racist and trying to deal with that but he’s not having any of it.

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Nashville, Tennessee

It should be open to ALL races.

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Nashville, Tennessee

So a house across the street is owned by an individual. His tenants that lived there before were a mess. We, as in the neighborhood, had issues with them on many occasions. We called the police multiple times due to loud ordinances and they had 7 Hispanic families living in a 3 bedroom house. Finally the owner got involved and did not renew their lease.

He is Arabic and his English is not great. He is a really nice guy and we text. He told me he wants only Hispanics to live there so he can charge them what he wants. Is that legal? We currently have no HOA and the neighborhood just wants a good family to move in and keep this a nice neighborhood. I understand that it's his house and he can do what he wants. I'm assuming we are at his mercy with no HOA. We are 1 mile from the school so have a lot of kids and just want this to be a fun and safe place.

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Nashville, Tennessee

All Forum Posts by: Glenn Shaw

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