In a message dated 7/28/2004 9:42:30 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< As a renter I never paid an application fee for a background check without also signing a lease agreement. >> I am fairly certain that I refused to pay an application fee and did not apply for a lease on at least one occasion for the reasons stated below. And there was one occasion where I refused to pay an application fee without also signing a lease, and the landlord agreed to sign a lease on the spot because my wife and I were "the right kind people." In my opinion, landlords should not have the right to discriminate on any basis but a tenants stated qualifications on the application form. They should rent to the first qualified applicant who is ready to pay first and last months rent, etc. The city should aggressively enforce fair housing laws (including proactive methods, like the formation of survey teams) And landlords should lose their license to operate in Minneapolis if found guilty of illegal discrimination. There is really no such thing as illegal discrimination except to the extent there are mechanisms to enforce anti-discrimination laws. << If a landlord wants you to pay an application fee, but doesn't want to sign a lease agreement based on the information you provide on the application form, it is quite reasonable to suspect that the landlord has no intention of being your landlord and is merely picking your pocket. If a wannabe renter reports sufficient income and otherwise meets the criteria, why not rent to them on the spot? Lease agreements typically allow the landlord to back out of the agreement if information provided on the lease application is not accurate, so the landlord doesn't have a good reason to not sign a lease agreement on the spot with the first, qualified, wannabe tenant who is ready to paid the first and last months rent, security deposit, etc.>> -Doug Mann, King Field Minneapolis school board candidate www.educationright.com REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
