A respected University studies Boston housing discrimination

Racists landlords and apartment sales agents make it difficult for thousands of people to rent a place in Boston, Massachusetts.

This article was first published on March 8, 2021 – BOSTON,MA

Boston has had its housing discrimination problem documented. It affects people seeking apartments in the commercial sector. The income-restricted housing pool is regulated by policies and a city government all-eyes-are-watching-you-approach.

When you apply to Income-Restricted properties you are more likely to AVOID the discrimination.

The Racism Report – click to read a reported prepared by the Suffolk University Department on Housing Discrimination Studies.

Properties for rent in the Boston real-estate market are owned by labdmords who have negative thoughts in their heads non-white people.

The research has determined that most private Landlords in Boston tell their apartment sales agents don’t rent to Blacks, or pregnant women or Hispanics, and other people of color. A family with a new born could be discriminated against.

common racist landlord beliefs

• Minorities won’t pay rent on time
• People of color are not good tenants
• Section 8 voucher holders are trouble
• Families with babies are bad news
• There is cannabis smoker discrimination

people with the Section 8 voucher will be trouble makers trouble. If you have an African-sounding names, if you are a person of color, if you have a small child, if you are a white person with a Housing Voucher, there is a very very good chance you are going to experience discrimination looking for an apartment to rent.

Private owners who rent to Section 8 holders are just as bad because they do not know the legal rules and they will very often make illegal decisions when talking to you about the unit.

Housing Lottery requirements are stringent. Always file a COMPLETE APPLICATION. If you don’t have a reference for your last apartment, go to the town hall website, lookup the building owner and put in that company name for references.

Do not leave any form fields blank. Mark them “n/a” for Not Applicable or put a ZEROR if a field requires a number you don’t have.

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Over 60% of application forms files are rejected due to mistakes the applicant made when filing the firm. Look for Open House dates where some buildings who accept applications will hold information sessions before an application deadline date hits.

You cannot choose the Number of Bedrooms you want because this is determined by the number of people you will have in the household. Do the math. We have pricing charts on this website that show you what you will have to pay for rent. Don’t waste your time applying somewhere that your monthly income will not cover after your voucher, if you have one, kicks in.

Discrimination in Housing works like this in Boston:

• you won’t get a call back
• you are not offered more available units
• the brokers will no show at meetings

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