LOS ANGELES -- California tenants who held Section 8 housing vouchers were refused rental contracts by more than 200 landlords, including major real estate firms, according to an undercover investigation that found widespread discrimination in the state.
The investigative nonprofit Housing Rights Initiative announced Tuesday that it has filed complaints with the California Civil Rights Department, alleging landlords violated a state law against denying leases to renters who pay with vouchers. It seeks penalties against 203 companies and individuals.
you mean landlords don't want to rent to tenants who are more likely to annoy their neighbors, bring in crime, and destroy the unit? Perish the thought.......
ReplyDeleteI'm.............stunned.
A good friend retired from the Army and wanted to get into the rental game. He bought several units and after almost a full year of renovation and making the places functional, he was ready to begin the nightmare. After just 2 years, he almost broke even after the legal fees for evictions and the rebuilding process after the animals literally kicked in every wall, destroyed every appliance and ripped out plumbing. Never, never, never rent to section 8 animals. They are better off being placed into a woodchipper for fertilizer.
ReplyDeleteWhere I come from, 'Section 8' is a thinly veiled euphemism for 'negros'. As in, "You don't want to go house hunting over that way. It's a Section 8 neighborhood." By contrast, 'Good schools' implies majority-White. Average house price is always a dead giveaway.
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