LANDLORDS BLAST ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT RULE (FARMER'S BRANCH)

The Houston Chronicle ^ | 15 November 2006 | THOMAS KOROSEC and TERRI LANGFORD

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

MALDEF, ACLU and others will stop this. Not going to allow it to happen.

[Snoopers-868th]

''It's unfair to target one industry." Under current practices in Texas, he said, tenants typically provide not much more than a driver's license or other photo identification to prospective landlords.

I don't think it is 'one industry.' Smoking police have been in the restaurant business and other businesses for some time--and smoking is legal. Furthermore, you may have to show ID to buy smokes.

[freekitty]

Learn to deal with it.

[rhombus]

I don't think it is 'one industry.' Smoking police have been in the restaurant business and other businesses for some time--and smoking is legal. Furthermore, you may have to show ID to buy smokes.

Agreed. It isn't only one industry. However it is another example where the Government, failing to enforce their own laws are mandating that the private sector do their job for them.

[freekitty]

"Cutting our grass" Quit the bs. With all the free services you get you earn way more than I do. Low wages my a$$.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Learn to deal with it.

You may have misunderstood me. If you have read some of my other posts...waiting for someone with backbone AND backing to stand up and let folks know which end is up. Backbone here, no backing.

[Snoopers-868th]

And I agree with you, however, I do wonder just how many of those landowners backed the smoking bans and laws? How many will back the food police, etc. I am sick of a minority of peoples' ability to get the attention to promote their cause resulting in the nanny state.

[n230099]

"It won't hurt me because I check on that already," said Stewart, who...requires that tenants speak English. "That pretty much cuts out the illegals..."

I also like the analogy of the requirement to verify ID for tobacco and alchohol.

[shekkian]

TOUGH SHIITE!!!

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Valid point.

[fwdude]

If landlords will even minimally implement these requirements of the law, they'll find the quality of life improving exponentially in Farmers Branch; as it would in any other area that enforces immigration laws.

[deport]

Under the ordinance, which takes effect in January, landlords must ask new tenants to provide proof of citizenship or residency for every person living in the unit, from newborns to the elderly, or be fined up to $500 per undocumented person, per day.

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I wonder which documents the ordinance specified as acceptable for proof. It shouldn't be a problem for the landlords provided the City specified which documents are acceptable as proof. The burden shouldn't be placed upon the landlords to prove the documents legit but rather that they were provided and appeared legit. It will be interesting to watch locals who have resided in the area all their life have to dig up the same info upon moving into a rental unit.

[upchuck]

Hazelton, PA, which has a very tough law similar to this, has folks wishing to rent apply for a "renter's permit." This moves the responsibility off the landlord. Makes sense to me.

More on Hazelton's law.

[pikachu]

Until earlier this year, I rented an apartment not too far from Farmers Branch. I had to provide my drivers licenses (they took a xerox), my SSN, references, job history, residence history, ran my credit history, and demanded a CHECK (not cash) from a local bank for a deposit before I got the keys.

Wow, maybe I should start claiming racism because I had to do all that paperwork.

[Minnesoootan]

Any Landlord who doesn't do the things youe describe is not on the up and up....I got turned down back in my calledge days for missing a payment on a previous rental. One more note,if I was a legal tenant in this complex mentioned in the article,I would move out.

[apillar]

Good...

These landlords (in most cases slumlords) have been using illegal aliens as cashcows for years. The can charge the illegals all the market will bear and they never have to worry about the illegal's complaining about problems with the apartments because of their fear of being reported to INS.

Landlords and business's that cater toward illegals and hire illegals should all be targeted with huge civil and criminal penalties. Many of the illegals will quickly go home or not come in the first place if they can't find a place to live, get a job, or even get a check cashed.

In fact, I'm of the opinion that you should have to provide proof that you are a citizen or in the country legally to get any utilities turned on, make any sort of wire transfers or other financial transactions or even make any large scale purchases such as a automobile or home.

[unixfox]

Dear INS:

Apartments at 550 E. Bethany Dr. Allen TX.

ILLEGALS abound, you should have a job for a long time.

I'm sure you will be right over.

[hellinahandcart]

The ban also puts a burden on legal immigrants, she said, who will have to present proof that they are legal residents.

It's called a green card. Is it really such of a burden to pull one out of your wallet?

[freekitty]

That was not directed at you personally. It was to the whiners in the article who reciet the name bs over and over.

[freekitty]

Our government as well as forieners are trying to gut our country as fast as they can. It just takes longer because America is a big country. They are trying to make us go broke.