Guardsman, peace-loving landlady are at odds over apartment rental

[thundley4]

A National Guardsman who served in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay has sued a woman he tried to rent from, after she told him his war service and her peace activism presented a “conflict of interests” and suggested he seek housing elsewhere — though the Dorchester landlady insists his veteran status “would not impede his chances to rent from us.”

Sgt. Joel Morgan, 29, said the two-bedroom $1,220-a-month Savin Hill apartment that property owner Janice Roberts, 63, showed him in April was perfect. But he claims Roberts told him in an April 9 voicemail that renting to him would be a conflict, saying, “We are very adamant about our beliefs.”

“It just is not going to be comfortable for us without a doubt. It probably would be better for you to look for a place that is a little bit less politically active and controversial,” Roberts told Morgan, according to his complaint. The voicemail was played for the Herald during an interview with Morgan last week at the Boston office of his lawyer, Joseph L. Sulman.

“For her to do that to me, it was like a spit in the face,” Morgan said. “For what we have gone through overseas, to come home to our country and have people ... discriminate against us. ... It made me extremely insecure about being a soldier.”

Morgan filed suit last week in Suffolk Superior Court, accusing Roberts of violating a state law that prohibits landlords from refusing to rent to veterans.

http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1061136474&position=0

Most of the comments were not too kind to the landlady.

[Freeper]

She violated the fair housing laws. He will own that place soon.

[Kyle Ricky]

I am glad he sued. I would also.

[Chris_]

Replace veteran with 'black'.

******* moonbats.

[JohnnyReb]

So when her burns down be sure to tell her, "We don't rent to nutcases."

[NHSparky]

Ah, another Masshole.  Keep giving me reasons to be happy to live north of that shithole.

[JohnnyReb]

Ah, another Masshole.  Keep giving me reasons to be happy to live north of that shithole.

There was a nice letter to the editor of our local paper in Sundays paper. Guy from Rhoda Island moved here to get away from Yankee liberals and liberalism. He loved the area, the people, the conservative pilitics, low property taxes and on and on he went. Then he went into a rage about the bastards moving in down here to escape the mess they made back up north and wanting to repeat it down here.

I don't know the guy but I think I've seen him at TEA parties. He's a firebrand. We need more like him and fewer of "them".

[Bad Dog]

I hope ,in addition to every thing she owns, the judge gives him one free smack (open handed of course) to her pruny, nasty face.

[Karin]

He's got a very good case.  She just had to open her yap.  She could have said, "I question your ability to meet your rent, given your income stream" and moved on.  You cannot discriminate against anyone, except for smoking.  For undesirables and other DUmmies, we casually mention the ghost. 

[thundley4]

The only evidence he needs is on the voice mail she was dumb enough to leave.  The fact that he did not fill out an application is irrelevant after that.

[rich_t]

Stupid bitch deserves to lose everything she owns.