Hey, sj, just in case you're interested, I have a friend in the Boston area who used to do apartment and job searches for a living -- he was part of an advocacy group that tested potential employers and landlords for violations of various civil rights laws. I don't know whether he still has contacts in that group, but I could ping him and ask if you'd like. He may have some specific suggestions for bringing down the wrath of a righteous God upon that bitchhead's head.
Yes, please. This woman is going to feel my wrath. TCG and I are both of the mind that she is not going to get away with this. I have no idea what my legal rights are in this instance.
See above. It's against federal law.
See above. It's against federal law.
I realize that, and I marked your post (thank you). What I don't know is if I were to pursue it, what could happen to her? Would she just have to agree to rent to us? Because I don't want to rent from her.
ETA: I don't want to rent from her anymore because she is a bitca. I did very much want this place before she answered the door and refused us entry.
In all my wrath I forgot to say, much moving~ma to Aimee, Miracle Man, and Emeline.
sj, she can be made to pay actual and punitive damages, not just be forced to rent to you. HUD has this explanation of the process.
She's in flagrant violation of the Fair Housing Act:
It is unlawful to discriminate in any aspect of selling or renting housing or to deny a dwelling to a buyer or renter because of the disability of that individual, an individual associated with the buyer or renter, or an individual who intends to live in the residence.
And the beauty of our litigous culture is that an even-half decent lawyer can come up with all sorts of damages her bigotry has incurred.
Thanks, Sparky and Victor. I think I'll be calling a lawyer friend of mine tomorrow and see what he has to say.
May she, in some freak accident, lose the ability to use her vulva.
Bwah! TCG said he thinks she stopped using that a long time ago. She is probably lucky at this moment that she is as old as she is because I really really wanted to punch her.
I'm really so sorry that she found a way to make this miserable process even more miserable for you, sj.
Safe travels to all the Miracleborns. I'm going to miss you something fierce, and LA just isn't going to be the same without you. We will be something less than what we once were.
Evidence is important in these things. Do you have an obviously disabled friend who could ask about renting, so you have an additional witness. Don't know about the law on hidden cameras or tape recorders. Worth finding out, cause if it is legal you can get cheap portable recorders for under $30 at office max, and they are never the lowest price in town.
