My boyfriend and I want to rent an apartment together, but the company we want to rent from says because we are students and in a college borough, we can't unless we're married. Is this for real or what? We're BOTH over 21 and have jobs. We are not full time students. Is this illegal?
2007-02-16 07:58:14 · 7 answers · asked by kirrimagarren 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It definitely sounds highly illegal to me. I would guess the company is probably checking some sort of insurance data, and it is telling them two single college students are X times more likely to skip out on the rent then blah blah if at least one couple is married. I would check your state landlord tenant act. It covers all such matters....Mary.
2007-02-22 07:37:20 · answer #1 · answered by mary57whalen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't go through the off-campus housing, go through private landlords or even a real estate agency. If the apartments are affiliated with the school, then yes you probably would have to be married. Check the Sunday newspaper or craigslist or something.
2007-02-16 16:07:49 · answer #2 · answered by Summer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, that is discrimination. I live in PA, so I advise that you tell your landlord that you will contact the Attorney General for illegal or "selective renting", based on race, religion and even marital status.
2007-02-16 16:02:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If tax dollars are involved, they can pretty much set the rules to thier liking. Find somewhere independent of the funding if you wish to live in peace.
2007-02-22 13:59:05 · answer #4 · answered by Kbear 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I think the landlord can set some rules... not sure if that one could be considered discriminitory - Title VII of the civil rights act ?
2007-02-16 16:00:38 · answer #5 · answered by GratefulDad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, he may not just want to rent to you and your boyfriend. If i was you i will try someplace else
2007-02-16 16:03:43 · answer #6 · answered by Baby Girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask a lawyer...perhaps you are looking into some place that is federally funded or subsidized and is not co-ed in accordance with it's regs...check w/ a law-worm
2007-02-16 15:59:48 · answer #7 · answered by (_)iiiiD 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋