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"Evans plans to create an online recruiting process that will help him select applicants who fit into the community." Gotta be careful of those discrimination

• whyaduck 11y ago
  "a space he envisions as a dorm for Millennials" - he's pretty much over the line from the start if that's an accurate representation of his goals.
• goodJobWalrus 11y ago
  Yeah, the fact you have to audition for an overpriced room is kind of offputting, too.
• Sniffnoy 11y ago
  IINM, at least in the US, such laws don't apply to "shared dwelling spaces", which these would count as. (Not a lawyer.)
  • reptation 11y ago
    Certain characteristics can be selected for ("all female" is legal) but it is of doubtful legality to post discriminatory housing ads in terms of age.
    • function_seven 11y ago
      This link[1] agrees with you, but I'm wondering how retirement communities get around this. I'm not talking about assisted living, but places like this[2]. [1] http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/free-books/renters-rights-book/chapter5-2.html http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/free-books/renters-ri... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laguna_Woods_Village https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laguna_Woods_Village
      • dbarlett 11y ago
        The Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 http://www.manufacturedhousing.org/publications/default.asp?id=10&article=120 http://www.manufacturedhousing.org/publications/default.asp?...
    • jessriedel 11y ago
      This is for the landlord-tenant relationship. My understanding is that it's legal for people to advertise for roommates (with whom they share living space) based on pretty much whatever they want.