Question

[lady_karelia]

I know there are a lot of clever people on my f-list, and a lot of you are here in the US. My question is: Can something be done when someone refuses to rent out an apartment on the basis that one family member does not have a social security number? I'm raging right now, as this kind of stance puts me on the same level as illegal immigrants. Now, we're neither here illegally nor are we immigrants. And seriously, do they expect the holder of a professional work visa with a gazillion qualification to sleep in the park under the tree???

Comments

[notsosaintly.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a racial thing to me. All that you need to show are his work visa, his SSN, and your visa.

I was going to say he should sign the apartment under ONLY his name. He's got an SSN, so they'd do all the paperwork in his name and should not ask for yours at all. Too late for this apartment of course.

But if it's a racist thing ... what, they don't want camels in the parking lot? *snort* We deal with the same fucking bull-shit. It's how my husband lost his job way back when--when some white-ass mofo decided to report my husband as a terrorist to Homeland Security. (Yes, my ass is white too, but my heart is colorless.)

[lady-karelia.livejournal.com]

It's strange, cuz we've never experienced racism over here. In England, especially in the 1980s, it was kind of normal to not find a bed and breakfast if one party wasn't white. But here? Never. This was the first time, and I still haven't a clue whether it really is racist or just them being idiots. I mean, it's the South, yanno? Most peops I've come across aren't the brightest stars in the sky.