Can/Should people be able to post housing ads stating, "No children?"

[rigel.livejournal.com]

Since this seems to be of interest: Here's a placeholder to discuss the MA Fair Housing Statute, specifically as it applies to housing ads made in this area.

I'm posting this to give people a chance to discuss the merits and flaws in a place designed for it rather than on my housing post. To those who were offended by my indicating we were less interested in tenants with children, I apologize and have changed the wording. To those who felt it was fine, well, ok.

Either way, could this discussion happen here rather than on my housing post? I'd prefer people not pass my post by because they see a lot of comments and assume it's interest in the apartment rather than discussion of the statue.

Thanks!

Comments

[sparkgrrl658.livejournal.com]

i totally agree pets != children BUT, in terms of why apartments aren't allowed to have them (damage & noise are all i can think of)...they kinda are.

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

Also allergy issues and tenant issues, not to mention social mores. Children can be annoying, but a yappy dog at three in the morning is a lot worse.

[sparkgrrl658.livejournal.com]

you know you can shut a dog in a room with no windows and give it a bone and it's totally legal right?

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

Yes, I know, but that's got nothing to do with what we're talking about.

[sparkgrrl658.livejournal.com]

sure it does. it's infinitely more easy to shut up a dog than it is a baby, and cats don't generally make noise at all. all babies cry, all kids scream and play and run around. not all dogs are yappy.

i'm just saying, it's obvious the only reason ads don't say 'no kids' is because they can't.