[blindlaw] Question About Rental Discrimination

Mon Aug 31 02:44:25 UTC 2009

I wonder if the landlord decides the risk is too high, you could ask him for 
a letter explaining the reasons for his refusal. Such a document would be 
helpful to support an administrative complaint.
Who knows? If he isn't bright enough to know he is discriminating, perhaps 
he would supply the letter!
Hopefully, it won't come to that.
Brian

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ckrugman at sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 11:34 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Question About Rental Discrimination

> In that case it changes things. The question is whether the landlord would
> feel just as bad if anything happened to his other tenants. Regardless, it
> now sounds like discrimination and if he does not rent to you you should
> file a complaint with your Fair Housing Council if you have one or else 
> the
> U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. I'm not sure if Texas 
> has
> the equivalent of the DFEH or Department of Fair Employment and Housing 
> that
> we have in California but they would investigate such complaints here.
> Chuck
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "WB" <mruniverse08 at gmail.com>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 5:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Question About Rental Discrimination
>
>
>>I am aware that it could be a violation.  I think I should have been a bit
>> clearer in my previous post.
>>
>> What I am specifically asking for guidance with is what questions should 
>> I
>> ask myself to determine if this is something to look into.
>>
>> A point of clarification:  The landlord specifically said that he would
>> have
>> to think about it because if something happened because I was blind, he
>> would feel bad.  I mistakenly left that out.
>>
>> I am viewing this just as an employer, many of which have not dealt with 
>> a
>> blind employee, have certain things they can and cannot ask, do the same
>> protections extend to this arena.
>>
>> This is more of what I am seeking an answer for.    Thanks for any
>> assistance.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of ckrugman at sbcglobal.net
>> Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 12:42 PM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Question About Rental Discrimination
>>
>> There are many private landlords that have never dealt with a blind 
>> tenant
>> or a blind person for that matter and are in awe that a blind person can
>> do
>> anything independently. Just because he asks questions about your ability
>> to
>>
>> function in certain situations is not cause in itself for discrimination.
>> On
>>
>> the other hand however it is not good practice for a landlord to ask such
>> questions and if he does not rent to you in the future it could 
>> constitute
>> a
>>
>> violation of the U.S. Fair Housing Act.
>> Chuck
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "WB" <mruniverse08 at gmail.com>
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 9:18 AM
>> Subject: [blindlaw] Question About Rental Discrimination
>>
>>
>>> Good morning and happy Saturday to all.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I recently spoke with a gentleman who owns duplexes for rent.  When we
>>> talked about my renting one, he only asked me about how I could live
>>> alone
>>> while being blind.  He also asked, "If there is a fire, how will you get
>>> out?"  "Why do you live alone?"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> There were absolutely no questions about my rental history, income, etc.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Needless to say, he told me to call him back in a couple days.  He has
>>> not
>>> returned my call.  I understand that this is his property to rent as he
>>> chooses, but does this smell like rental discrimination?  Any 
>>> suggestions
>>> as
>>> to how I should proceed?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
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