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Back in May, I called a 'first come, first serve' apartment complex and they told me they had a vacancy. When I spoke to the woman on the phone, she said that the community was preferred to most professionals (like me since I'm a teacher) and that it wasn't 'ghetto' or 'trashy'.

Well, I walk in and everything seems normal. I fill out the application, give my paycheck stubs, and my SSN. I'm supposed to move in June 29th. I asked, too, if the current tenants can go back on their 30 day notice, and she said no because it was submitted in writing and they would have to leave.

A week later, she tells me my dog needs all her vaccines but won't tell me which ones because she 'doesn't know' so I give my dog all of them ($300 worth). Then she tells me I didn't give my employer on my application (Lies, I did, and I even emailed my previous two paycheck stubs). Then she said I didn't fill out my address (I did). Then she calls me and tells me she can't give me an exact move in date anymore because they don't know the condition of the apartment until the current tenants leave. Finally, she tells me the apartment is no longer available because the current tenants no longer want to move. She said she never said they couldn't go back on their notice and that my background check is non refundable because I 'knew the risks'.

I have a new apartment now, but my colleagues, friends, and parents believe I was denied the apartment because I was black, something she didn't know until I walked in the office. This is based on her comments as well as how I presented myself on the phone. A lot of people have mistaken me for 'white' due to my proper English (which, you know, is ridiculous) and being a teacher in a white district kind of solidifies that. Even my principals think I wasn't given the apartment because of my race.


Should I file a Fair Housing complaint against the office or leave it alone?