woodburyowner
Well-known member
peppy said:A complaint with HUD would be enough. No need to go for a civil lawsuit although that can also be done. Landlord would have to show his documented selection protocol. The amateur landlord would mostly come up empty handed with that request. Keep in mind that reasonable cause is enough. Chances are it would end up in conciliation rather than all the way to court at this point. Most discrimination actually ends up not getting reported and there is not a lot of incentive for a law firm to get into this (unless it's in larger rental complexes where they can suit for a boatload).
From what you are saying anyone can just submit a complaint to HUD to every landlord that denies an application and write that it was due to discrimination? Then HUD will conduct a full investigation and go after the landlord because he didn't have all his selection protocol documented? This seems like a pretty far stretch for a private landlord.