some San Antonio apartment complexes refuse to rent to people with tattoos

[Fungo Squiggly]

I may go to hell for saying this but....

I agree with both BuckyKatt's post and Tibor's post.


(Did I just sprout a second eye or mutate in any way that anyone can notice?)

Did I just get lumped in with the Tibster? Ouch.

 

[OCBuckWife]

Did I just get lumped in with the Tibster? Ouch.

Nah, it was a lumping that was geared toward the comments, not the commentors.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Nah, it was a lumping that was geared toward the comments, not the commentors.

Whew! What a relief! :p

 

[methomps]

I think its pretty low that the apartment wouldn't return the application fee.

 

[iambrutus]

I think its pretty low that the apartment wouldn't return the application fee.

they did later return the fee

 

[OCBucksFan]

Hrm, on one hand I can see why people would be upset, I am of the opinion that tattoos are really common at this point, but I can also see that there are people who still fall into the idea that they are trash or for thugs. As has been said, it's a personal choice for someone to get them and we can now have them removed.

I mean when you go to work you tend to hide them, people can deny you employment for having tattoos because it chases away customers, so what can you do? To go to an extreme, do you guys want this guy rolling through your neighborhood?

 

[Brutus1]

To go to an extreme, do you guys want this guy rolling through your neighborhood?

Maybe. Afterall, his chin does spell out FUN. How bad can he be?

 

[OCBucksFan]

Maybe. Afterall, his chin does spell out FUN. How bad can he be?

Good point, sounds like the life of the party to me.

 

[OCBuckWife]

To go to an extreme, do you guys want this guy rolling through your neighborhood?

At least you always know where to return the little dickens, just look up Jolene in the 515!

 

[martinss01]

(Did I just sprout a second eye or mutate in any way that anyone can notice?)

... you only have 1 eye?

while i don't care much for the policy, i can certainly understand its purpose and don't have a problem with it.

 

[OCBuckWife]

... you only have 1 eye?

Yarrr....

 

[iambrutus]

i can certainly understand its purpose

you can? What is the purpose of this policy?

 

[Gatorubet]

you can? What is the purpose of this policy?

Simple. If ye be rent'n to pirates, thar soon be fucking Ninjas hanging 'round the laundromat.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

That too comes with the territory of choosing to alter one's appearance. If the owner of the apartment complex chooses to put forth a professional or upscale community feeling, he would not want to have large tattoos, heavy piercings and blue hair running around the complex. Old people and conservative people, business professional people, if these are his "target customer base" that appearance would scare them off.

It's the same as applying for a job at a bank or a corporate office of any business. A "dress code" is applied and it's perfectly legal, it is not discrimination. If you are unable, or don't wish to, comply with the requirement, you don't apply for the job.

The only problem I had, maybe, with this story, when I heard it yesterday was the question of "Did the office make the appearance requirements completely clear to the couple at the outset?" But that is an unknown unfortunately.

So, they could refuse to rent to me because I wear jeans or T-shirts? I don't think so...

 

[OCBuckWife]

So, they could refuse to rent to me because I wear jeans or T-shirts? I don't think so...

Thinking it doesn't make it reality. If an appearance policy is in place, and it disallows jeans or tshirts, yes, they can. It's called a dress code and it's perfectly legal, in nightclubs, in offices, in schools, in gyms, and yes, in rental agreements. Not fair, no, but not illegal. You don't like it, you don't apply to live there.

I'm no lawyer of course but it isn't something covered by the federal laws of discrimination. Here's a link to them.