Comments on: Selecting Tenants and Avoiding Fair Housing Discrimination Complaints http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/tenant-screening/selecting-tenants-and-avoiding-fair-housing-discrimination-complaints.php "Are you sure you can handle managing something like that?" Well, there's one sure way to find out... Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:22:11 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Derek http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/tenant-screening/selecting-tenants-and-avoiding-fair-housing-discrimination-complaints.php/comment-page-1#comment-89670 Derek Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:16:50 +0000 http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/tenant-screening/selecting-tenants-and-avoiding-fair-housing-discrimination-complaints.php#comment-89670 I had this happen. I had just bought a duplex and i was living in the lower. I advertised on craigslist, and had a few applicants. I picked the ones with the best rental history and highest combined income. One of the rejected tenants filed a complaint with FHA alleging that I discriminated based on their family status (unmarried couple with three kids). I had explained in my denial letter the real reason, but they filed a complaint anyway. Long story short, the case was thrown out because the property was owner-occupied and less than 5 units, so the discrimination rules didn't apply to the circumstances. I had this happen. I had just bought a duplex and i was living in the lower. I advertised on craigslist, and had a few applicants. I picked the ones with the best rental history and highest combined income. One of the rejected tenants filed a complaint with FHA alleging that I discriminated based on their family status (unmarried couple with three kids). I had explained in my denial letter the real reason, but they filed a complaint anyway.

Long story short, the case was thrown out because the property was owner-occupied and less than 5 units, so the discrimination rules didn’t apply to the circumstances.

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