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Kristi Kandel Affordable Housing - Columbus, OH - Human Trafficking Survivors
5 December 2023 | 4 replies
Services for survivorsHarriet's Hope is open to any individual — no matter their gender identity or sexual orientation — who has experienced human trafficking or chronic homelessness, meets CMHA's income guidelines for a housing voucher and is ready to make a commitment to sobriety, Kendall said.Most residents will be identified through the Salvation Army, but referrals can come from anyone, anywhere, she said.What sets the community apart from others is that the services residents need are embedded within it, Kendall said.Services include substance abuse disorder treatment by Alvis, case management through the Salvation Army, gender-affirming case management through Kaleidoscope Youth Center, a computer lab furnished by Dell, a food pantry, nutritional services, financial literacy classes, peer support, employment readiness programs, legal aid, health screenings, child care and more.Residents will start out with a one-year lease before going month to month, Kendall said.
Danny Chan Can we tell applicant that income must be 3x the rent?
31 May 2021 | 19 replies
Chicago has 14 protected classes for Fair housing-1-Race2-Sex 3-color 4age 5-Religion 6-disability 7-National origin 8-ancestry 9-Parent/parental status 10-Sexual orientation11- Gender identity 12-marital status13-military status 14-source of income You need to be careful on the language you use for advertising a rental.
Alan B. One bedroom Section 8 Voucher/Restricting family size without breaking discrimination laws
24 December 2014 | 18 replies
HUD does require that children of different gender and a certain age must not share a bedroom.A family that I knew in Brooklyn had a 1 bedroom apt. with 2 kids and 2 parents.
Yuriy Tymoshenko To incorporate or not to incorporate
11 February 2014 | 3 replies
Hey, guys(non-gender specific)I would like to get your opinions around the horn.I own 4 houses that I am renting out.
Wes Glass Tenant sneaks in pitbull as ESA after signing a lease for a no animal property!
21 February 2024 | 23 replies
The Fair Housing Act is what applies to privately owned property (with the exceptions Bruce listed above) and it forbids discrimination against prospective tenants because of their disability as well as race, religion, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), skin color, familial status, and national origin. 
Christopher Price Water shut off guide for tennants. Good or Bad idea?
10 October 2017 | 14 replies
Lines were replaced from the street to the meter and retested.The point being if the husband had left for work there would have been a risk of the place burning down while my female gender ran around like stupid idiots.I remember showing the husband where the breaker box was (the wife was still in another state packing when he moved in). 
Meghan McGuire Application fee refund?
15 April 2021 | 28 replies
Was it because of gender
Jeremy Lee Landlord wants application via Zillow prior to viewing?
29 September 2023 | 37 replies
Perhaps  misogynistic  was an intense choice in this situation, since the evidence  may not be glaringly gender-based.   
Andrew Thomas Vedder New to Househacking
16 June 2023 | 10 replies
I've also had issues between male and females, so I typically try to only have one gender per apartment (either all males or all females).
Eric Chiang MTR Rent by Room - Platform
10 June 2023 | 11 replies
Some people care about mixed gender dwellings especially if they share bathrooms but for us it hasn't been an issue.