If a p potential renter is threatening to sue me because he did not get the house and feels that I discriminated against him, what is the law?
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If a p potential renter is threatening to sue me because he did not get the house and feels that I discriminated against him, what is the law?
It’s a single family house, $1800+/month without utilities and I am the owner. I received 3 applications during the showing, including an application from this young guy. His income on the application was $3700 a mont. His mother that was present “hired” his sister on the spot for her own company and put “future” income $2500 a month in the “current” income graph. There was another guy, which did not volunteer any information and I even don’t know his name, but he gave me a $50 check for the background check ($75 would cover all 3 applicants). I selected another applicant with 150K a year income.
Asked on July 2, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Colorado
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The Department of Fair Employment and Housing has implemented administrative regulations precluding discrimination in renting a unit to a person based upon age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and the like.
From what you have written, the reason the particular potential renter that is claiming discrimination was not selected as a tenant is because there was at least one other stronger applicant from an income standpoint. If that was the reason for your decision in selecting the tenant you did then what you did was not discriminatory.
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