Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Massachusetts
Subletting an apartment
Is it legal to deny applicants residency
due to the landlord not accepting their
relationship? I signed a contract
knowing that the landlord had the right
to choose, but is this legal?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Subletting an apartment
Does discrimination in housing based upon a person's relationship status violate the law?
That would depend on your relationship.
If your LL denied you access to housing because you were in a homosexual relationship or an inter-racial relationship, or if the LL would not rent to you because you were unmarried - the answer is MAYBE. In those cases, the LL's conduct MIGHT violate Massachusetts discrimination laws relating to housing.
However, if the LL refuses to rent to you because subletting is prohibited by the written lease, the answer is NO.
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