Apartment Rentals in New York City – what you need to know.
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I thought this would be of interest to all of you apartment renters. This is what renting looks like from the landlord\’s point of view. There is information in this article that can help you get the apartment you want and not be rejected because you\’re acting like a \”jerk\”.
The Attorney General\’s Office is alleging racial discrimination against some local landlords. Investigators conducted a kind of sting by sending prospective tenants, black and white, to rent an apartment.
A transgender apartment-hunter thought he\’d found a perfect place in Baltimore. But when he showed up, the woman raised the rent by $100 over the advertised price, said she would only take cash and was clearly uncomfortable.
Landlords used to be able to legally discriminate against renting to lawyers. Those days are just about over – except in co-ops and condos.