Jeremy Hayes, Eli Sanchez, and Peggy Bigio, L-R at Tenfold in Lancaster on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. Jeremy is the Director of Housing Rights and Resource Center. Eli is a Fair Housing Advocate, and Peggy is a Fair Housing Intake Specialist.
There are times when housing discrimination seems pretty obvious:
A prospective landlord tells you over the phone that they have an available apartment. But when you show up in person and your appearance doesn’t match how your voice sounded over the phone, that apartment suddenly isn’t available anymore.
And there are times when housing discrimination is far more subtle:
You unknowingly pay a higher security deposit than a tenant with a similar credit history simply because you have children.
Or the landlord avoids doing maintenance in your apartment because he doesn’t like the smell of the food you cook.
No matter the form it takes, housing discrimination
