Resident Approval question! Is it acceptable to deny an applicant that’s...

Resident Approval question!
Is it acceptable to deny an applicant that’s a family member (mother) of a previously bad resident?
Eviction, lease violations etc. If so, what would be the reason.

Guest Insider You can’t deny her based on a relatives bad rental history. Just make sure you check everything including current and past landlords

Guest Insider Are they simply just related, or were they a member of the household that had the bad rental history? If it’s the former, it would absolutely be wrong to deny them. Someone else’s rental history should not affect their application at all.

Leah Olson Was the mother on the lease and living in the unit with the household that was evicted? If yes, then you can deny based on negative rental history if it is in your selection criteria. Otherwise, no you cannot deny them based on someone elses actions if the applicant themself has no reason to be denied. This could be considered a familial status discrimination.

Sarah Bernier Nope. If they meet your resident selection plan, approve them. You can’t deny because of associations.

Guest Insider I would say no if they pass the screening due to fair housing

Megan Goodmundson Just for being related ?? Whats the mothers credit and references like? If credit and references meet your criteria then do not deny for being related to someone you have a bad history with.

Donna Blackman No, not just based on her family's history. If she passes all your screening criteria, how can you deny her? You can't.

Alex Mann No

Brian Moore Can you reject someone for their DNA? Sure, and then you’ll wind up on the news and the unemployment line.

Guest Insider Not unless you want to get sued.

Guest Insider Would you want to be judged on what your worst family member has done if you were not involved at all (other than give birth to them?)

Guest Insider No???That’s insane???I’d never get to rent anywhere since my parents are severe addicts.

Sue Kelley As long as the kids aren't living with her she's a separate applicant..

Kathy Sweeney Nope

Carletta Richardson-Cheeseboro That’s like you not being friends with someone…. Because they’re friends with someone that you don’t like. If they’re approved they’re accepted.

Guest Insider No you can’t that’s a law suit

Guest Insider Does she qualify? Is the previous bad resident listed on her application? If they qualify and the previous resident isn’t listed as a co-applicant or occupant then no you can’t deny them.

Chris Finetto You know that feeling you get when you think something bad is going to happen? Well, something bad is going to happen. If new resident was completely disassociated with the previous resident (not an occupant, not a resident, not a co-signer) your stuck.

eric rivera Slippery slope

Dave Scruggs Nope!

Guest Insider Nope. If they meet your resident selection plan, approve them. You can’t deny because of association or because she’s the mother of someone.

Guest Insider No they apply on their own merit and qualificationsThat would be a fair housing nightmare

Guest Insider Can you state that your previous resident is not allowed to live with their mother? Does this feel like a bait and switch to you?

Rosa Duarte What does the credit say

Guest Insider Unless she has a bad record of rental or caused issues on your property . You have to let her apply .

Guest Insider Nope but you can choose to not allow the previous resident on the property if it’s necessary

Joe Mendez No

Guest Insider No, that would be like profiling. Just cause they're related doesn't mean they're the same. If their screening and rental and everything came back good, it's not fair to judge them on their family.

Karen Mallinger If you have to ask what the reason would be, I would say you may not have a reason.

Guest Insider Got two words for you….FAIR HOUSING!!

Guest Insider Was the mother the emergency contact on the evicted child’s account? That would be a huge stretch to go on and might be legally risky, but that’s the best I can think of if they weren’t a co-signer/lease holder. If you have to approve her for move in, just make sure she is very aware of the policy (don’t mention the former resident directly) that when it ‘comes to evictions, once evicted they are trespassed from the property for good’. So let her know her kid isn’t allowed on the property without actually mentioning said kid.

Kristina Janis No ma'am!

Guest Insider Absolutely not. I highly recommend you take Fair Housing training.

Guest Insider Personally it is risky to just say no. But you are allowed to review all received applications, and go with the most qualified applicant, based on your specific criteria you use to pick tenants. Not saying you have to decide this month or even next month, issues happen and things may take a while to fix, just a thought. Obviously I would collect enough applications to have a good pool to pick from, and you can bar the child if damages where involved.

Diana Pittro No

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