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I appreciate that you showed initiative, but landlords have to be oh, so careful. Documents are easy to forge. When I rent out property, I will have the potential tenant get their credit and background check at the place of my choosing as well as use my application. In fact, I might be leery of some who was insistent that I use their documents.
I appreciate that you showed initiative, but landlords have to be oh, so careful. Documents are easy to forge. When I rent out property, I will have the potential tenant get their credit and background check at the place of my choosing as well as use my application. In fact, I might be leery of some who was insistent that I use their documents.
That is exactly how most good property managers and LL will see it. To many crooks out the who fake papers.
If a person doesn't like it they are free to go else where.
I'm another who sees nothing illegal or discriminatory here. Applicants who supply forms are not really doing us any favors for the reasons mentioned above. I would almost make the argument that using a supplied application could be used as an argument that the landlord doesn't follow defined protocol. Not sure if it would cause trouble, but the aggravation of hunting down info on an unfamiliar form is hardly worth it.
They aren't much of a business, though. They have just the apartment above theirs and they have never rented before. Hard core Landlords have been easier to work with.
The Mrs. Murphy's exemption might be relevant in this situation:
"There are two exceptions to this rule. The first is called the “Mrs. Murphy’s exemption.” This exemption states that if the dwelling has four or less units and the owner lives in one of the units, it is exempt from the Fair Housing Act."
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