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Bill Would Prohibit Landlords From Asking About Immigration Status
January 29, 2020
In October 2018, Antonio and his husband, Darren, were searching for a rental apartment in Denver. They found one they liked in an apartment building near Union Station that was managed by Greystar.
They applied online, but never heard back. Antonio decided to stop by Greystar's office to find out whether they had been accepted.
"It seems like there's a problem with your Social Security number," Antonio recalls the rental agent telling him.
"I told her that I just became a legal resident two and a half years before that, and that I've had that problem before," says Antonio, who is now a U.S. citizen.
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"When there is not a penalty attached to a certain type of prohibited conduct, it has less teeth," said Laura Wolf, an attorney … who has been representing Antonio.
The other part of the form that concerned Gonzales and advocates of the bill is a section at the top which reads, "We don't anticipate sharing this Supplemental Application with anyone except government officials who might inquire about you."
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