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

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

I remember someone somewhere way back posting links to different sites dealing with state's tenant/landlord laws. Since you are not a tenant yet, I'm not sure if this would require something different. But state laws vary to the degree to which it favors the landlord over the tenant. Here a place to get you started and hopefully find an answer:

http://www.federal-services.com/laws/tnstatelaw.html

http://www.uslandlord.com/laws/tn.html

[lady-karelia.livejournal.com]

Thanks. The links don't seem to work, but they give me some more ideas on search keywords. *sigh* And here I was hoping to move in a couple of weeks so we can save major $$ on daily gas consumption...