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This is one of the nice things about renting apartments. Even nice complexes like the one we're currently moving out of don't give two shits about race. Life's
by nunez 6y ago
This is one of the nice things about renting apartments. Even nice complexes like the one we're currently moving out of don't give two shits about race. Life's good as long as you pay the rent on time.
We're looking to rent a house. More space for us and our pets. This means dealing with people more directly (through a broker). People have biases. More specifically, people can be racist.
My wife (white) apply for a home rental on my (black, Latino) behalf precisely for the same reason. I applied for one myself.
She got a call back next day. I still haven't gotten a call back. Racism? Busy realtor? Who knows?
- itsdrewmiller 6y agohttps://www.urban.org/features/exposing-housing-discrimination https://www.urban.org/features/exposing-housing-discriminati... "Urban’s latest study, published in 2012, found that while instances of overt “door-slamming” discrimination had continued to drop, real estate agents and rental housing providers recommend and show fewer available homes and apartments to minorities than equally qualified whites."