Celia Santos, LAFFEY REAL ESTATE — Local services in Town of North Hempstead

I believe that she and the owner of an apartment that I wanted discriminated against me because I'm Black and have a voucher.

She tried to discourage me and steer me away from the apartment at the viewing. Then she ghosted me after and never sent me the application that she promised. Once I complained on Google, she quickly sent me the application. After I did the application, she and the landlord kept coming up with reasons not to approve my application even though I fit their qualifications (single person, no pets, polite, and communicative).

Celia and the owner tried to use a brokers fee situation as an excuse not to rent to me. However, I told them that they would get a lot of rent money upfront, including bonuses that would far outweigh a brokers fee. There would also be a security deposit guarantee. But every week she would tell me the same thing; "the owner hasn't responded" , "the owner isn't available", and "the owner is still deciding".

The owner of the apartment is literally her boss, according to her. They work at the same real estate agency, Laffey Real Estate. He just happens to be the landlord of this apartment. So the lack of communication or responsiveness does not seem credible.

Considering the fact that she discriminated against me during the viewing and right after the viewing, and that their real estate agency, Laffey Real Estate, was investigated and sued and on the news for discrimination in Long Island NY, I believe that this makes my experience valid.

And I think that the 5 star reviews of people that are Black are fake. I remember these reviews popping up right after I made my...

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