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Rejecting tenants based on their appearance
This question came up from reading http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/01/27/tenant-screening/ on this site:
In that article, it advises landlords to check out a potential tenant's appearance, attitude, car, etc.
If I have a potential tenant who passes all of the checks (background/credit/previous landlords/etc.), but I don't like his looks (e.g. he looks like a creep, has a bad attitude, and his girlfriend has bruises, which I suspect he gave her) how can I legally refuse to rent to him?
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You can also stall and say you are evaluating other applicants. Sometimes they move on and find something else. If pressed, you can say you selected a more qualified candidate. The less you say the better.