Man denied apartment because of the music he performs for a living

http://www.aux.tv/2012/07/toronto-metal-musician-denied-an-apartment-because-hes-a-metal-musician/

Yipes. It's not like his band is even going to jam in the apartment. It's a violation of his rights.

I'm assuming he was denied because his music blows.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

I'm assuming he was denied because his music blows.

I was thinking the same thing.

Required Fields wrote:

http://www.aux.tv/2012/07/toronto-metal-musician-denied-an-apartment-because-hes-a-metal-musician/

Yipes. It's not like his band is even going to jam in the apartment. It's a violation of his rights.

not terribly surprised. If you subscribe to the popular views, you tend to get discriminated against.

I know I'll probably get slammed for this but I don't care.

WHen I lived in Connecticut, I was renting a condo on the Long Island shore. Everything was great until a wannabe lead singer moved into the condo over mine. This chick wanted to be Melissa Etheridge and she would hook up a mike to her stereo and do karoake at 2 in the morning. At full volume.

If I never hear "Come To My WIndow" again in my lifetime, it will be too soon.

So yeah, I can understand the landlord's decision. I wish the landlord of the condo above mine had taken that stance.

tohostudios wrote:

I know I'll probably get slammed for this but I don't care.

WHen I lived in Connecticut, I was renting a condo on the Long Island shore. Everything was great until a wannabe lead singer moved into the condo over mine. This chick wanted to be Melissa Etheridge and she would hook up a mike to her stereo and do karoake at 2 in the morning. At full volume.

If I never hear "Come To My WIndow" again in my lifetime, it will be too soon.

So yeah, I can understand the landlord's decision. I wish the landlord of the condo above mine had taken that stance.

that post is a violation of the Human Rights Code!!!!!

tohostudios wrote:

I know I'll probably get slammed for this but I don't care.

WHen I lived in Connecticut, I was renting a condo on the Long Island shore. Everything was great until a wannabe lead singer moved into the condo over mine. This chick wanted to be Melissa Etheridge and she would hook up a mike to her stereo and do karoake at 2 in the morning. At full volume.

If I never hear "Come To My WIndow" again in my lifetime, it will be too soon.

So yeah, I can understand the landlord's decision. I wish the landlord of the condo above mine had taken that stance.

I can beat that. There's a family down the block from me whose adult son is, unfortunately, developmentally challenged, if you catch my drift.

Don't get me wrong, I've met the guy and he's always very nice (he answers the door every Halloween and always comments on my kids' cool costumes, then loads'em up with a sh*t load of candy)... but on the other hand, on warm spring and summer days he likes nothin' better than to hook up his karaoke machine, open all the windows, and wail along with the greatest hits of the '80s at the top of his lungs.

Trust me, you haven't lived till you've heard the best of Rick Springfield interpreted by someone who sings like "Corky" from "Life Goes On."

People should be able to choose their own associations freely regardless of what you and I might happen to think about it. Take your business elsewhere.

Hardly a violation of anyone's rights. What right is supposedly being violated? The right to force yourself on people who don't want to be around you? You have a right to your life, your speech, and your property.

The landlord was very nervous about my guitars when she saw them, I had to reiterate several times that I would play them at a reasonable apartment volume.

Although in this instance it sounds like the potential landlords went internet searching and were scared off by the band's profile, which is a different set of circumstances I think.

i won't rent to musicians either. i also don't rent to college students.

mc666 wrote:

i won't rent to musicians either. i also don't rent to college students.

Good, a landlord should have discretion on who he/she rents to. Providing it's not due to race, nationality, or creed which in this country is illegal anyways.

Years ago, I was denied renting an apartment because in the words of the landlord "We cater to older residents and I don't think a man of your age would fit it here". I was repectable looking and gainfully employed.

Did I cry that I was being descriminated because of my age? No. I went somewhere else and found a different apartment.

Kids today are a bunch whiney pussies.

Years ago I should've been denied an apartment but somehow I got in and once in it's almost impossible to get you out.

Fat Freddy wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

I know I'll probably get slammed for this but I don't care.

WHen I lived in Connecticut, I was renting a condo on the Long Island shore. Everything was great until a wannabe lead singer moved into the condo over mine. This chick wanted to be Melissa Etheridge and she would hook up a mike to her stereo and do karoake at 2 in the morning. At full volume.

If I never hear "Come To My WIndow" again in my lifetime, it will be too soon.

So yeah, I can understand the landlord's decision. I wish the landlord of the condo above mine had taken that stance.

I can beat that. There's a family down the block from me whose adult son is, unfortunately, developmentally challenged, if you catch my drift.

Don't get me wrong, I've met the guy and he's always very nice (he answers the door every Halloween and always comments on my kids' cool costumes, then loads'em up with a sh*t load of candy)... but on the other hand, on warm spring and summer days he likes nothin' better than to hook up his karaoke machine, open all the windows, and wail along with the greatest hits of the '80s at the top of his lungs.

Trust me, you haven't lived till you've heard the best of Rick Springfield interpreted by someone who sings like "Corky" from "Life Goes On."

People that own those things usually have no consideration for others. It sucks when they're just on the other side of the fence and like to open the windows.