Legal Question in Discrimination Law in New Jersey

I'm an international student from Saudi Arabia and I was looking through websites for a roommate and i found a person through an official website that you need to have a membership in order to get it services.

I found the perfect place for me and I contacted the owner after he flagged my name as a favorite and after he sent me his e-mail. After I sent an e-mail describing my self to him , he started to ignore my messages afterward. I was really confused about that because at the beginning he was quite welcoming and now he is not answering. I sent him an e-mail asking if there was something wrong about the way I presented myself and he replied (( this is not my reason but more than likely your heritage )) I was really shocked by that and didn't make sense to me.

What is the best way to handle this situation and do I have a case if I want to sue this person ?

thanks


Asked on 11/07/09, 4:10 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Sarah Grosse Sarah Grosse, Esquire

A roommate may choose whomever he wants to live with based on any personal criteria, any reason, or no reason: gender, race, national origin, clean/messy, nice/rude, or any personal preference. You should handle this situation politely, but you need not contact the potential roommate anymore. You do not have any grounds to sue the person.

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Answered on 11/13/09, 9:49 am


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