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Well, allow me to throw in a curve ball. I am a landlady and I don't do background checks. I don't mind renting to first-time renters, retirees, those with poor credit (how would I know?), widows and widowers and someone down on his luck or fresh out of prison.
BUT, I rent my houses out on a month-to-month basis with very well-defined and written stipulations and take dated pictures of the property. One went sour. It happens to people who do background and credit checks too.
Do u currently have a 2bdroom an how can I reach you
Um, I have never ever ever heard of any way to get money judgments off your credit report without paying someone every dime the judgment says you owe, plus interest at 12 percent per annum.
I'm referring to items on the credit report that should have fallen off after 7 years or items that aren't yours or have been paid but never removed. But like I said, I don't want to hijack this thread.
I'm referring to items on the credit report that should have fallen off after 7 years or items that aren't yours or have been paid but never removed. But like I said, I don't want to hijack this thread.
FYI, judgments can be renewed, and multiple times in many states, so they often never drop off a credit report. Everything else has indeed dropped off my credit report, which is why I have not had a FICO score for some time now.
ANY Felony is a crime! They are all bad period. I have never committed one and I know there are a million people who live their lives and never commit a crime. If you commit a crime you have some kind of deficit in your character. That is why they have jails and prisons.
I disagree. Morally what's the difference between, let's just say for the sake of argument, having sex with a 16 year old in a state with an age of consent of 18 vs. doing it in a state with an age of consent of 16? There is a huge legal difference but one could scarcely argue that there is an ethical difference.
I disagree. Morally what's the difference between, let's just say for the sake of argument, having sex with a 16 year old in a state with an age of consent of 18 vs. doing it in a state with an age of consent of 16? There is a huge legal difference but one could scarcely argue that there is an ethical difference.
Well, is it wrong in one state and right in the other? Or wrong in both? Should a landlord reject a tenant who has done it in the state where it is legal as well as a tenant in a state where it is illegal? Or only if they did it in a state where it was illegal? Why?
My point is simply that the laws don't necessarily align with morality. Even if you take the stance that it is morally wrong in both states you have still agreed with this point.
Well, is it wrong in one state and right in the other? Or wrong in both? Should a landlord reject a tenant who has done it in the state where it is legal as well as a tenant in a state where it is illegal? Or only if they did it in a state where it was illegal? Why?
My point is simply that the laws don't necessarily align with morality. Even if you take the stance that it is morally wrong in both states you have still agreed with this point.
Your post makes no sense if the tenant did it in a state that it's legal then there is no issue.
I think you are confusing the fact that your emotions and thoughts have no bearing on the law.
Your post makes no sense if the tenant did it in a state that it's legal then there is no issue.
I think you are confusing the fact that your emotions and thoughts have no bearing on the law.
The discussion was about morality, not legality. I think YOU are missing the fact that the law has no bearing on morality.
There is also NO law, it should be noted, that says that a landlord cannot rent to someone with a felony, NOR is there a law that a landlord cannot refuse to rent to someone because they did something which is not itself illegal. For example, it is perfectly legal to refuse to rent to someone with pets, even though owning a pet is not illegal. Similarly, if a landlord wanted to refuse to rent to someone who had sex with a 16-year old in a state with a 16 AOC, they are well within their legal rights to do so.
Therefore legality on the original act is totally irrelevant.
Please refer back to post #97 to see the topic I am addressing. I am NOT asking about whether landlords do have standards depending on the legality of the action in question, rather I am asking whether landlords should have differing standards.
The discussion was about morality, not legality. I think YOU are missing the fact that the law has no bearing on morality.
There is also NO law, it should be noted, that says that a landlord cannot rent to someone with a felony, NOR is there a law that a landlord cannot refuse to rent to someone because they did something which is not itself illegal. For example, it is perfectly legal to refuse to rent to someone with pets, even though owning a pet is not illegal. Similarly, if a landlord wanted to refuse to rent to someone who had sex with a 16-year old in a state with a 16 AOC, they are well within their legal rights to do so.
Therefore legality on the original act is totally irrelevant.
If you read the post including your own it was a conversation about the law and morality.
You say I missed the point about the law having no bearing on morality, I said exactly that
You write a lot but there is no value or substance in your pages and pages of text
If you read the post including your own it was a conversation about the law and morality.
You say I missed the point about the law having no bearing on morality, I said exactly that
You write a lot but there is no value or substance in your pages and pages of text
Ok, you still are missing the point. Let me ask you the following.
1. If someone did nothing questionable except having sex with a 16-year-old in a state where it was legal, would you refuse to rent to them on that basis?
2. If someone did nothing questionable except having sex with a 16-year-old in a state where it was illegal, would you refuse to rent to them on that basis (i.e. a felony on their record)?
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