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Moto Discrimination in Renting

If I recall you have a fairly loud bike, no?

When I had rentals I'd post them here as I like moto people, but I guarantee you if you turned up on something loud, I'd never rent to you. I don't want to hear it, nor do the neighbors.

Also, young single guys-those are the ones who leave in the middle of the night owing rent. Sorry, someone just put a deposit down before you got here!
 
MrIncredible said:
If I recall you have a fairly loud bike, no?

When I had rentals I'd post them here as I like moto people, but I guarantee you if you turned up on something loud, I'd never rent to you. I don't want to hear it, nor do the neighbors.

Also, young single guys-those are the ones who leave in the middle of the night owing rent. Sorry, someone just put a deposit down before you got here!
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I think my own bike is loud but other people tell me it really isn't that loud. I have tinnitus and it's just too loud for me. My friend has a bike called Zeus that is 2 or 3 times louder than mine. That's something I would end up getting pissed off about.

I'm financially secure enough to be an excellent tenant, I've never missed a rent payment, never made any excuses, no "I'll have it tomorrow" stuff. I may be a young single guy but I have my shit together.
 
westie said:
Reading what you wrote I definately got a Lost Boys image of you and your vampire gang hanging in Santa Clarita...As a landlord yes your questions were scary. Every landlord has a horror story of the guy who parked his bike in the livingroom and ruined the floors with oil. Keep it simple. Got a garage? Can a car fit in it or just storage? You don't have to give these guys any more info than name, rank and serial number.
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:laughing

I had a guy that ruined: the carpet, kitchen sink, oven, and a bathtub because he was rebuilding bikes in the house.

Me; "the oven ? , really ?
Him: "mating cases, dude"
 
Abyss said:
I may be a young single guy but I have my shit together.
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It ain't US you gotta sell that to...

But seriously, I've left the whole motorcycle thing until later at job interviews, rental appointments and first dates.

It's a "need to know" basis deal. Nope, nothing to see here...


You really haven't a clue until you spent YOUR OWN MONEY to replace flooring and then visited the unit to find the tenants that didn't have pets (per the rental agreement) have left a puppy alone inside the place which has now (predictably) pissed and crapped all over the floor you spent a weekend on your hands and knees installing less than a month ago.

and I quote: "The puppy can stay, HE didn't lie to me and he's just an animal, but you are fucking OUT OF HERE, assholes."
 
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kevin 714 said:
you stuck on santa cruz?
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I have half the mind to move to Felton where rent is cheap and cell service is nonexistent.

Hawaiirider said:
It ain't US you gotta sell that to...

But seriously, I've left the whole motorcycle thing until later at job interviews, rental appointments and first dates.

It's a "need to know" basis deal. Nope, nothing to see here...


You really haven't a clue until you spent YOUR OWN MONEY to replace flooring and then visited the unit to find the tenants that didn't have pets (per the rental agreement) have left a puppy alone inside the place which has now (predictably) pissed and crapped all over the floor you spent a weekend on your hands and knees installing less than a month ago.

and I quote: "The puppy can stay, HE didn't lie to me and he's just an animal, but you are fucking OUT OF HERE, assholes."
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:laughing

Badass. Now you have a radical puppy pal to go on adventures with.
 
CABilly said:
It's a seller's market for rentals. When I was looking I never mentioned motos, just that I don't like to park my car outside, and I never rode my bike to check out a place. If you don't have a car, borrow a friend's or something. You want to make yourself as vanilla as possible, because that's what landlords want. Or make yourself look as [protected class] as possible, and make a comment about how your last landlord is still paying for his discrimination (you can't prove you're NOT a [xxx]-ist/-ohpobe).
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"My last landlord was such a bigot, not accepting me for who I am! I reserve the right to do circle wheelies in the driveway! You can't change me!
 
lefty said:
What is 'protected class'?

What brilliant advice!!! :thumbdown
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Quite simply:
Protected class

A class of individuals to whom Congress or a state legislature has given legal protection against discrimination or retaliation.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/protected_class
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In CA, the definitions are so broad, just about anyone can claim they were discriminated against for not getting something.

Under California law, it is unlawful for a landlord, managing agent, real estate broker, or salesperson to discriminate against a person or harass a person because of the person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical conditions related to them, as well as gender and perception of gender), sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, source of income , or disability.39 California law also prohibits discrimination based on any of the following:

A person's medical condition or mental or physical disability; or

Personal characteristics, such as a person's physical appearance or sexual orientation that are not related to the responsibilities of a tenant;40 or

A perception of a person's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, source of income, disability or medical condition, or a perception that a person is associated with another person who may have any of these characteristics.41

http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/discrimination.shtml
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So OP could show up painted up like the sikkest death metallurgist ever, talk about worshiping the dark lord and how his last landlord made a big mistake in harassing him out of his last place.
 
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Moto related. Pulling it out of the Sink. Op, good luck. Remember the sage advice I once received from another BARF mod, "It's never too early to just shut the fuck up". Goes double in job interviews, with your girlfriend's dad, and talking to prospective landlords.
 
flying_hun said:
Moto related. Pulling it out of the Sink. Op, good luck. Remember the sage advice I once received from another BARF mod, "It's never too early to just shut the fuck up". Goes double in job interviews, with your girlfriend's dad, and talking to prospective landlords.
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I figured full disclosure would be the best for long-term stuff. If they think I'm a cool guy while I'm signing the lease and end up being a hater when I put my bikes in, that would be kind of a problem.
 
I'd stop trying to put my business out there as much as you have. If you're meeting discrimination, take a car to showings.

It sucks, but it probably sucks more to be homeless. You're already going to.be crippled by debt, working as a barista with that film degree. No need to make your life harder now.:twofinger
 
I figured nobody in general would want to read my whiny self righteous bullshit :p
 
Easy: ask about garage space. if they have it, great, take the place then do the grand motorcycle reveal after you move in. Problem solved. (Also be affable and not a dick)
 
Abyss said:
I figured full disclosure would be the best for long-term stuff. If they think I'm a cool guy while I'm signing the lease and end up being a hater when I put my bikes in, that would be kind of a problem.
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You're a clean-cut, polite young man. Don't say anything about motorcycles, tools, or anything else. Ask about the size of the garage (1 car or 2 car), security (Does it lock? Any problems with break-ins?) and leave it at that. Do what a friend of mine did, for added security... he got window screen material (you can buy it at any hardware store), and made a nice big "curtain" that hung at the edge of the garage, with an open section at one side so you could get in and out without moving it out of the way. Allowed for air flow when the garage door was open, kept a lot of bugs out, and best of all, no one could see from the street what was inside the garage. No one will be able to count how many bikes you have, or anything that's going on in the garage... so no one will be complaining about what you're working on or what's parked there.
G'luck!
 
Abyss said:
I figured full disclosure would be the best for long-term stuff. If they think I'm a cool guy while I'm signing the lease and end up being a hater when I put my bikes in, that would be kind of a problem.
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Life is easier if you just do what you're going to do and not worry if people approve when it's not necessary.
 
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