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Robert P. Just Listed my apartment....bombarded with calls and emails!
27 April 2016 | 85 replies
All but one of these is usually visible and apparent on your first meeting, i.e. a landlord could assume an applicant wearing a hijab is of the Muslim faith, or someone of darker skin tone is of ethnic descent, or a person who walks with a cane or is wheelchair-bound has a disability, or a person who speaks Spanish fluently (or conversely doesn't speak English well) is of Hispanic or Latin or non-American descent, or a woman is, well, a woman.
Hanan K. Am I being scammed by this potential tenant?
21 April 2016 | 31 replies
.- Her family doesn't match your expected ethnic appearance?
Amanda H. Can I be forced to accept Section 8?
2 August 2019 | 154 replies
You just have to make sure you're not approving/declining an applicant based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, age, familial or marital status, handicap or disability or sexual orientation.  
Cameron Norfleet Ethics & Discrimination…. A question of Right vs Right!!
24 April 2015 | 152 replies
But is language a protected class or is ethnicity?
Account Closed Landlord denies application due to language barrier
26 April 2015 | 11 replies
Discriminating against someone based on their mother tongue is indistinguishable from discriminating against them based on national or ethnic origin.At present we are processing an application from a young couple originally from South East Asia who limited command of English and do not speak French.  
Jane S. Would you rent your house to these freaks?
31 January 2020 | 16 replies
I don't allow smoking so many of these would be out, but if I were you, I'd be really cautious about discriminating on the basis of people having illnesses / needing care (disability), having 4 kids (family status), or foreign language ability (ethnicity).
Derrick Atkinson Student rentals
9 February 2017 | 15 replies
That kind of opens up the idea of having special insurance policies for people with aging parents in the house who may have dementia, or ethnicities that fry food on a regular basis, or who have relatives that visit from countries known to have bedbugs....on and on.Why not just buy a policy with a higher amount of coverage?  
Denise Evans Tenants and Animals
24 July 2016 | 37 replies
Ontario Human Rights Code:People cannot be refused an apartment, harassed by a housing provider or other tenants, or otherwise treated unfairly because of one or more of the following Ontario Human Rights Code grounds: race, colour or ethnic backgroundreligious beliefs or practicesancestry, including individuals of Aboriginal descentplace of origincitizenship, including refugee statussex (including pregnancy and gender identity)family statusmarital status, including those with a same-sex partnerdisabilitysexual orientationage, including individuals who are 16 or 17 years old and no longerliving with their parentsreceipt of public assistance.
Ana Marie B. Interesting Anti-Landlord Ordinance Approved in Seattle
7 April 2017 | 72 replies
Many of the people here criticizing these anti-discrimination measures don't have profile pics, and anyway I won't make assumptions about anyone's ethnic background based on how they look.  
Art Maydan Must Reply To Every Inquiry?
28 July 2017 | 20 replies
I've shown the place to people of different ethnicities already.