Indian cooking reportedly cause of Indian-American couple being denied condo rental
India West
India-West Staff Reporter
21 Juy 2017

An Indian American couple in Illinois was recently denied the opportunity to sign a lease for a condo because the owner allegedly voiced a displeasure at the smell of Indian cooking.

The child of the couple posted July 19 on Reddit that the couple viewed a condo in Schaumburg, Ill., which they really liked, and, upon going to a real estate agent's office the following day, were told the owner would not rent it out to them.

"They were informed that the condo owner will not rent out the condo to Indian people because they don't like the smell of the Indian cooking," the poster wrote.

Additionally, the person who posted the incident confirmed receiving written proof of the owner's reasoning.

"I don't want to make a big commotion over this, but the owner discriminated based on ethnic-origin and real estate agent agreed to list the owners condo with full knowledge of the discriminatory criteria. I just want to do what I can to ensure no other prospective tenants have to deal with their nonsense," the post read.

The person updated the post to advise those who commented that the family has been in touch with an attorney.


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