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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't be a discriminatory landlord! The DC Human Rights Act prohibits housing discrimination based on:

• Race
• Color
• Sex (including pregnancy)
• National Origin
• Religion
• Age
• Marital Status
• Personal Appearance
• Sexual Orientation
• Gender Identity or Expression
• Familial Status
• Family Responsibilities
• Matriculation
• Political Affiliation
• Disability
• Source of Income
• Victim of an Intra-Family Offense
• Place of Residence or Business

So you cannot choose to rent only to Democrats who work for progressive organizations darker than a paper bag. You can choose to put up flyers on the bulletin boards of Planned Parenthood and Howard University and get an ad in the Afro-American, however.

From a systemic perspective, there are a lot more landlords who don't want to rent to people on the marginalized side of a protected class than landlords like you. The whole point is to make it a purely market-driven transaction - rent to the first qualified renter that applies. So by ignoring/undermining fair housing laws, you are making it harder for the people like your preferred renter, not better. Because your basement apartment isn't going to house them all and your renters are not going to live there forever. [/quote]

There is a reason people want to rent to a particular group. Good luck with enforcing the above list. [/quote]

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