[rightinthemiddle]

I thought I heard on a radio ad yesterday that a landlord, real estate agent or seller cannot ask the “status” of a potential renter/buyer while leasing/selling a home?

Has anyone else heard this?

[massgopguy]

Not allowing a landlord to ask the status of a potential renter puts the landlord in a position where he would be in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Law which prohibits “harboring”. I could sue the landlord for violating RICO. It’s a hell of a Catch 22.

[org.whodat]

Has anyone else heard this?

You can do and say what ever you want, the fair housing laws have not been extended to illegals. But I'm sure there are several in congress trying to do so by law and by intimidation.

[Publius6961]

I thought I heard on a radio ad yesterday that a landlord, real estate agent or seller cannot ask the “status” of a potential renter/buyer while leasing/selling a home?
Has anyone else heard this?

Probably true, but there is nothing to prevent him from getting a [thorough] credit report before renting or selling.

[KC Burke]

as of a year ago, the SS system for checking SSNs had big cautions that the largest number of civil rights complaints was due to documentation issues and employers shouldn’t fire or not hir people just because they didn’t prove out on their on-line system

[muggs]

I manage 2 properties with a total of 326 units. We do not ask anyone their status. We ask for a social security number. If they don't have one, we ask for a tax payer id number and documents that prove they are here legally. (Usually someone with a tax payer id is not here legally.) Then we run a credit check, criminal check, and if they give us a social security number, we verify that it belongs to the individual that has applied for an apartment. We do not ask for a social security card but if they offer it we will make a copy of it. I have seen very good fake social security cards.