Re: Realtor Violating Anti-Discrimination Laws - Landlord Forum thread 347613

Re: Realtor Violating Anti-Discrimination Laws by Anonymous on August 25, 2016 @12:09

Yes, I did strike out 3 times, which is odd, but not my fault All of these would-be tenants were first prospects (i.e., I had no other choice) for each agent:

The first realtor pressured me to rent to a couple who were his friends, despite the fact that their income was way too low and one had absolutely no credit history.
The second one pressured me to rent to two sisters without an application or credit report because based on his 25 years of experience, they were okay and I needed to make an exception to the screening process.
The third wanted to advertise the apartment as "owner-occupied, no children," which violates the fair housing laws (I would prefer not to have children, but I can't say that). What kind of realtor would put me in that sort of position.

I might add that I've had some very good tenants in the past, and have even gotten thank-you notes from a few saying how much they enjoyed living next door to me and that they were appreciative of how well I treated them.

I'd rather leave the place empty at this point. Too bad, because it's a beautiful unit that was completely renovated.

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