[blindlaw] Question About Rental Discrimination

[Brian Langlois]

I've spoken with blind couples who, many years ago, were denied housing 
based on blindness,e.g. landlord couldn't afford to keep a fire truck at the 
ready in case they burned the house down.
I remember having the same concerns when looking at a unit. The fact that we 
didn't have a car was in our favour when the owner made his decision.
Brian


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark BurningHawk" <stone_troll at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Question About Rental Discrimination


> I'm not a lawyer, so I don't know whether or not a suit or legal
> action is possible, but I just don't get the fundamental basis of the
> landlord's objection.  The landlord sounds as if he may be indulging
> in magical thinking--blindness will cause catastrophe somehow, in the
> same way you shouldn't step on a crack, break your mother's back.
> What is the connection between being blind and having "something bad
> happen?"  How does being blind precipitate misfortune, or how does
> being blind imply increased likelihood of injury?  The landlord sounds
> mentally ill, as I say, and I would be quite dubious of his ability to
> competently carry out any duties related to the place you'd rent.
>
> Mark BurningHawk
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> Namaste!
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