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Chargers players finding tough time to rent in Irvine, CA
boxden.com ^

Posted on 08/02/2017 8:46:22 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Black residents of Irvine? They’re virtually nonexistent. Yet, even if Mebane had known the African-American population in Irvine was 1.8 percent, he wouldn’t have been concerned. He was a football player with multiple multimillion-dollar contracts behind him.

“For us,” Mebane said, “it was just find the right place where we would be comfortable.”

The signs that renting a home in Irvine could be a problem came early.

Mebane’s Realtor took him and his wife to several homes, only to face icy receptions. During one visit, Mebane extended his hand to greet an owner who extended his in return — while turning his head away.

“You could feel the tension without people saying anything, and you could just tell they didn’t want us there,” Mebane said. “They were probably surprised that we were African-Americans, and they bought into all the negative stereotypes.”

Mebane and his wife eventually fell in love with a home that was right across the street from a park, which was perfect for their kids, 3-year-old Mahailey and 1-year-old Makai.

They set out to put together the rental application, with Amena, a lawyer, looking over all the details. Their credit score, in the 800s, was excellent. They amassed multiple recommendation letters that praised their character.

The Mebanes were turned down. The reason they were given?

“They told us the other applicant had a credit score that was four points higher,” Mebane said, rolling his eyes. “You can’t say we won’t rent to you because you’re black, because you’ll get sued. I know the real reason. I could handle it better if the people were just honest.”

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TOPICS: US: California
KEYWORDS: nfl; racism
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To: arrogantsob

Just to be clear, Asians are normally far more racist than whites. That is why many suspect the landlord was Asian in this case.


61 posted on 08/03/2017 1:32:58 AM PDT by cgbg (Hidden behind the social justice warrior mask is corruption and sexual deviance.)
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To: Dr. Sivana
This NFL players is likely a better bet if he has a wife and children,

..up until the moment that the wife finds out hubby has been cheating on her and things start getting....dramatic. :-)
62 posted on 08/03/2017 1:35:21 AM PDT by cgbg (Hidden behind the social justice warrior mask is corruption and sexual deviance.)
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To: chrisinoc

Great...then you can vote Flake out!


63 posted on 08/03/2017 4:27:06 AM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.6l)
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To: chrisinoc

Welcome to the USA! LOL...my brother just moved too


64 posted on 08/03/2017 4:28:42 AM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.6l)
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To: glasseye

As long as the rent check shows up by the 1st...and the property isn’t overly abused...I’m good.


65 posted on 08/03/2017 5:03:53 AM PDT by moovova
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To: BenLurkin
“You can’t say we won’t rent to you because you’re black, because you’ll get sued. I know the real reason. I could handle it better if the people were just honest.”

Well, you can't have it BOTH ways now, can you?

66 posted on 08/03/2017 5:07:44 AM PDT by BlueLancer (Ex Scientia Tridens)
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To: chrisinoc

Save Me A Spot!


67 posted on 08/03/2017 5:09:39 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: Mastador1

I wonder why a professional NFL player with a credit score over 800, who wants to live in Irvine, does not become his own landlord and purchase a home.


68 posted on 08/03/2017 5:15:53 AM PDT by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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To: Mastador1

Irvine is heavily Asian. Easy to imagine some Chinese landlord not wanting to rent to American blacks.


69 posted on 08/03/2017 5:25:04 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: jjotto
Irvine is heavily Asian. Easy to imagine some Chinese landlord not wanting to rent to American blacks.

Don't they have large barracks for the wetback "agricultural workers"?

Once vacated, I'm sure they'd make jim-dandy "affordable housing"...which the former ghetto-RATs could now pay for as a result of their work-fare income; "Doing the jobs Americans don't want to do".

70 posted on 08/03/2017 5:32:37 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (RATs and RINOs...same thing)
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To: Dr. Sivana

thanks.


71 posted on 08/03/2017 5:45:59 AM PDT by stylin19a
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To: BenLurkin

Fake scab-picking news.


72 posted on 08/03/2017 5:52:13 AM PDT by IronJack
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To: BenLurkin

Fake scab-picking news.


73 posted on 08/03/2017 5:54:40 AM PDT by IronJack
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To: dinodino

Irvine is full of Chinese and Taiwanese teens who were sent to the US and specifically Irvine to get into good schools so as to put a good school on their résumés.

These teens oftentimes do not have an adult living in the house with them.

They have lots of money.

They are arrogant pricks who race through the neighborhoods in their fancy cars.

I don’ care for them.

I also don’t care for rabble rousing leftist reporters trying to portray the minority white people there as racist.


74 posted on 08/03/2017 6:37:53 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Trump's election does not release you from your prepping responsibilites!)
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To: editor-surveyor

I believe in treating people as individuals, not as members of groups. Tribal thinking is what got us into this mess, and away from being just Americans.


75 posted on 08/03/2017 8:34:43 AM PDT by Defiant (The media is the colostomy bag where truth goes after democrats digest it.)
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To: stylin19a
I’m wondering why they are renting ? they seem to be able to afford to buy.

He could be cut in training camp, or suffer a career ending injury. It's risky to buy until you are really secure. So you rent until you have a reasonable certainty.

76 posted on 08/03/2017 9:26:07 AM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW!“At 9 a.m. this morning a shipbo Building the Wall! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH)
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To: stylin19a
I’m wondering why they are renting ? they seem to be able to afford to buy.

He could be cut in training camp, or suffer a career ending injury. It's risky to buy until you are really secure. So you rent until you have a reasonable certainty.

77 posted on 08/03/2017 9:26:07 AM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW!“At 9 a.m. this morning a shipbo Building the Wall! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH)
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To: montag813
...why did HE buy into them by avoiding majority-Black towns and moving into a 90% WHITE area?

'Cause he has a wife, and kids one and three years old. He's looking out for them.

78 posted on 08/03/2017 9:28:24 AM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW!“At 9 a.m. this morning a shipbo Building the Wall! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH)
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To: Pollster1

This garbage couldn’t be more fakier than if it came from CNN.


79 posted on 08/03/2017 9:47:20 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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To: Defiant

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After you’ve had a few nice rental properties chewed up by millionaire punks you’ll learn to recognize the threat.
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80 posted on 08/03/2017 5:51:28 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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