[nagdu] renting homes or apartments:

[PICKRELL, REBECCA M (TASC)]

We rented out a home we had previously lived in. My understanding was that we could not actively discriminate but that we could also say no to any applicant so long as we didn't use race, religion, disability as a reason. So say if Lynn wanted to rent from us and we didn't want Landon, we could say "We are thinking of moving back into the house" or "Grandma is going to move in so we're taking it off the market" and there'd not have been anything Lynn could do. The rules change if you're renting an apartment or if you have more then four properties. 


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From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Koby Cox
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] renting homes or apartments:

Lyn, Can you please email me off list? My email address is: kobycox at gmail.com

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On Feb 20, 2011, at 3:22 PM, "Lyn Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net> wrote:

> I have always brought my guide dog with me when I apartment hunted. The ADA covers larger apartment buildings that are usually managed by a company. I never rented from an individual with a couple of apartments or a single family house.  These are usually NOT covered by ADA.
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> Personally, if I was not treated respectfully by an owner because of my blindness or my dog, I wouldn't rent from them at all.  there are plenty of other places to rent from.
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> I lived in Boston and never had a problem with a guide dog in an apartment. Me and my dog have always been welcome in every single place I've rented from in my life!  Hope this track record keeps up! I've rented places sinse 1972.
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> Guess I'm lucky!  Good luck. I find that upfront and honesty are the best way to be.  People don't like deception and it tends to start you off on a sour note to a landlord - or to anybody.  People who know me know that I'm an upfront, honest person.  I'm a responsible dog owner and my dogs are clean and well behaved in public - and at home. (grin!)
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> Lyn and Landon
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>> I want to propose this question to the list.  What would be the best way for one to rent a place to live?  Is it a bad idea to first show up and sign a lease with no dog then move in with the dog?  I ask this since a group of people I personally know are moving into some buildings where under no circumstance are pets permitted.  In addition, since different rules apply when one rents from a management company verses a private landlord in a house, what is a good technique since they will already have a bias toward the visible blindness.  My personal interest in this issue is because I maybe moving in the next year out-of-state to MA where different housing rules apply in Boston unlike New York City.  Thank you.
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