What Not To Do As A Landlord

[NotAllThere]

Why the hell should a property owner not have the right to choose who they rent to?

Why the hell should a property owner have the right to choose not to rent to Blacks, or Irish?

[northernladuk]

Why the hell should a property owner have the right to choose not to rent to Blacks, or Irish?

Interestingly couldn`t the same be said for DSS? Why is it just race?

[SueEllen]

Interestingly couldn`t the same be said for DSS? Why is it just race?

You are allowed to discriminate against DSS tenants due to how they pay you e.g. weeks in arrears. You can't however kick someone out if they started renting your property as a working person then ended up on benefits, unless they 8+ weeks in rent arrears or it is the end of their fixed term.

[d000hg]

Tobacco smoke stains walls, ceilings, curtains, windows, etc if the people doing it have poor hygiene standards so you wouldn't need to use the smell but can use the staining of the interior decoration to withhold the deposit.

Well yes. If the place is a mess you keep the deposit. But someone asked about non-smoking being enforceable which I take to mean, could you kick someone out for smoking in breach of contract?

[northernladuk]

You are allowed to discriminate against DSS tenants due to how they pay you e.g. weeks in arrears. You can't however kick someone out if they started renting your property as a working person then ended up on benefits, unless they 8+ weeks in rent arrears or it is the end of their fixed term.

Ah interesting. I didn't know that.. That's not really discrimination though it?

[SueEllen]

Interestingly couldn`t the same be said for DSS? Why is it just race?

It isn't just race it is sexual orientation, disability, gender and age.

[SueEllen]

Ah interesting. I didn't know that.. That's not really discrimination though it?

No because you are doing on affordability. Another reason landlords give for not being able to rent to DSS is insurance policies disallowing certain types of tenants e.g. unemployed ones.

[d000hg]

DSS tenants are also harder to get insurance on your house for.

[NotAllThere]

It isn't just race it is sexual orientation, disability, gender and age.

But not culinary prefefence.

[d000hg]

But not culinary prefefence.

Could one stipulate no meat-eaters do you think? Or vegan-only? Is a landlord legally allowed to make stipulations like "no sausages in my house" if it is NOT religiously-linked, just eccentricity?