[nabs-l] new York advice on apartments
David Andrews
dandrews at visi.com
Wed Apr 18 02:13:50 UTC 2012
Simply put, fear and ignorance. If a landlord thinks blind people
are more dangerous, a fire risk etc., he/she is not going to rent to
you -- and I can tell you from experience that some people do think that.
Dave
At 09:56 AM 4/17/2012, you wrote:
>Why would land lords discriminate against blind people? This
>discrimination is illegal. My girl friend is sighted but also is
>African American. If she was discriminated against their would be a
>tough law suit ahead. If the Blacks aren't discriminated against
>anymore why are these practices still enacted towards blind
>people? Those that discriminate against us should get in as much
>trouble as discriminating against a black person.
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