Comments on: Landlord hesitating because I have an infant? http://attorneyreview.info/landlord-hesitating-because-i-have-an-infant.html Attorney and Lawyer Review Sun, 04 Jul 2010 05:12:38 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Morgan R http://attorneyreview.info/landlord-hesitating-because-i-have-an-infant.html/comment-page-1#comment-107 Morgan R Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:47:28 +0000 http://attorneyreview.info/landlord-hesitating-because-i-have-an-infant.html#comment-107 it is a violation of Federal Housing Law to discriminate against a renter due to familial status. If you are dsicriminatee against by these LL's, you shoudl file a complaint with either your state or local Housing Agencies or HUD. It maybe that the LL are renting an illegal apartment. They may not have enoug square feet for 3 poeple and a child (then they can say "no") or they may not even have enough sq feet for 2 or there maybe local restructions of more than two unrelated people sharing that proeprty (all of those restrictions are local not federal, and may not even exist in your location) http://www.fairhousing.com/index.cfm?method=page.display&pagename=releases_kfhc03-11-03 Insist that he rent to you, if he refuses make him put his denial in writng and state why. He proably won't but try to have witnesses. This IS a big deal; in 2008 housing complainst based on familial status were higher than ever. it is a violation of Federal Housing Law to discriminate against a renter due to familial status.
If you are dsicriminatee against by these LL’s, you shoudl file a complaint with either your state or local Housing Agencies or HUD.

It maybe that the LL are renting an illegal apartment. They may not have enoug square feet for 3 poeple and a child (then they can say "no") or they may not even have enough sq feet for 2 or there maybe local restructions of more than two unrelated people sharing that proeprty (all of those restrictions are local not federal, and may not even exist in your location)

http://www.fairhousing.com/index.cfm?method=page.display&pagename=releases_kfhc03-11-03

Insist that he rent to you, if he refuses make him put his denial in writng and state why. He proably won’t but try to have witnesses. This IS a big deal; in 2008 housing complainst based on familial status were higher than ever.

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