tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post1326287744480785107..comments2024-03-28T09:22:36.967+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: Unintended consequences: discriminatory housing editionEric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-1938205338208243932010-03-14T16:01:18.176+13:002010-03-14T16:01:18.176+13:00@dlr: The article claims otherwise, says is common...@dlr: The article claims otherwise, says is common misconception that roomies get an exemption:<br /><br />"While amending the CDA will solve the problem of discriminatory ads by incentivizing websites to screen them out, we should also make use of the information we have learned from looking at the ads. For example, it appears that there is a problem with applying the Fair Housing Act to roommates. The Fair Housing contains an exemption for small landlords who live in the same building as their tenants, designed to safeguard the privacy and associational rights of property owners who live in close proximity to their tenants. The exemption, however, does not cover co-lessees who seek to live together as roommates. Moreover, the exemption does not include ยง 3604(c), so an exempt landlord is still prohibited from advertising discriminatory preferences. The sheer number of potentially discriminatory roommate ads out there suggests that many roommate-seekers are unaware that the law applies to them and their advertisements (which is understandable given the complexity of the law)."Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-10636899747167036212010-03-14T11:15:51.615+13:002010-03-14T11:15:51.615+13:00Actually it's not illegal to specify your pref...Actually it's not illegal to specify your preferences about sex if you are looking for a room mate. Just if you are a landlorddlrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427138049283211787noreply@blogger.com