Re: to CC Rider: - Landlord Forum thread 332541

Re: to CC Rider: by CCRider (CA) on March 24, 2015 @02:55

First of all, remember that this is your rental and you don't have to hurry to rent it to anybody - just because they are in a hurry.

You can deny her based on your fear that she will be difficult to deal with, as she was difficult about filling out the application and that she seems incapable of making her own decisions, based on the fact her brother came to get the app, and then brought her to fill out the app. And that you don't rent to people who wait until the last minute to find an apartment, and choose not to move into a place they already rented and put themselves in the position of becoming homeless....

Any of the above are not a protected class.

Flaky, immature, difficult people are not a protected class.

And you don't have to explain your reason for turning her down, unless your state law says you have to - which I doubt. And if you don't turn her down based on credit, you don't have to provide her with the credit-based denial letter.

If you feel you need to say something to her, just say, "I've decided to keep looking for another tenant." And if for some reason you think you have to say more, just say, "I have decided not to rent to anyone who is difficult about wanting to fill out the application completely, and with you it was like pulling teeth. Good luck."

So, if she calls fair housing and tells them you turned her down because she was difficult about filling out her application, and they ask her if she was difficult, and she says - well I just asked him if I had to fill everything out - they'll tell her she has no case, because stupid girls who don't want to fill out applications are not a protected class LOL.

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Re: to CC Rider: by J (FL) on March 24, 2015 @08:08	[ Reply ]

Thanks CC, for the detailed post...that makes perfect sense...although this person looks good on paper, I'm not comfortable with the behavior...I think if I rent to her it will come back to bite me in the butt.

I do, too :-) by CCRider (CA) on March 24, 2015 @14:59	[ Reply ]

Yeah, there's more to screening than what's on paper for sure. Sorry you'll have to keep looking, but I think it's best.

Re: I do, too :-) by Anonymous on March 24, 2015 @18:02	[ Reply ]

I think you need to consider that fact that she is a young lady, and as such her brother brought her because she is a young lady meeting an unknown man. Heard about Craigslist much? It happens! She is being wise and protecting herself. As for the fact that she didn't want to provide a SS#, the horrible fact is that many have been victims of Identity Theft, and yes, it has happened via rental applications, as well as employee applications. All it takes is one person to not be extremely careful with that persons' information and can end up causing them many months, if not years, of headaches. So, she may have been worried about giving that information out. Third, it may be just as simple as forgetting she had lived at that address. How many places have you lived? Have you ever forgotten the address of one of them or forgotten you had even lived there? I have. But then again, I juggle multiple things everyday, so I forget things here and there. It happens.

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What would you propose?

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