PropertyManagementMaven: Craigslist CLEARED of Fair Housing complaint

Craigslist CLEARED of Fair Housing complaint

As a frequent poster to Craigslist for rental properties and a frequent "flagger" for discriminatory ads, I am glad to see that the suit from several Chicago area attorneys has been dismissed. 

Craigslist is an electronic bulletin board * they do not write or even proofread the ads that are posted UNLIKE the faceless print media classified voices or e-mail addresses that we use to insert print media ads.

I have seen numerous discriminatory ads for my area on Craigslist and it is these individual landlords that need the attention of Fair Housing agencies rather than the 800 lb gorilla in the Bay Area....unfortunately, there is little or no  potential for media attention on individual landlord complaints so it is more likely that these "big splash" cases will continue to be filed in an attempt to extort $$$ for the agencies tasked with investigating and filing these complaints....KUDOS to Craigslist for hanging in there!!!

 

Wallace S. Gibson, CPM * GIBSON MANAGEMENT GROUP, Ltd.
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4 comments • Wallace S. Gibson CPM * GRI • March 15 2008 05:10PM

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It really wouldn't take much of Fair Housing's considerable finances to choose one area to make an example of and go after lots of the little guys.  It wouldn't take much to get the point across, rather than going after something like Craigslist
Posted by Realty Station Inc. over 2 years ago
They are able to automatically ban a few ads but not that much.  I don't see how you can hold them responsibility for what someone else posts.
Posted by Brian Kreick (Willinger Real Estate) over 2 years ago

Fair Housing laws are good thing but I don't like to see these laws extorted for $$. 

Posted by Manhattan Kansas Property Management- Homes For Rent (BCL Properties) over 2 years ago
Craigslist works and that makes them a target.  It would not surprise me if a competitor was involved in that suit.
Posted by Robert Machado, CPM MPM Sacramento Area Property Manager and Property Management (HomePointe Property Management, CRMC) over 2 years ago

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