Q: I was declined to rent and aprtment due to my illegal staus .
I was told that I couldn't rent and apartment because I couldn't show proof of legal status . Even after they took my $245 aplication and admin fee to run my backgrond check,credit check and income verification. When I first asked for information on the aprtment I was asked to provide a photo ID . I provide them with my Mexican Consular Card they took it and showed me the complex and I was never told that I would be required to provide proof of legal status.I was accepted and I was told to come in and sign the leasing agreement, I signed the docs and asked again to for photo ID. I showed the same photo ID and I was told that I needed an official ID such as passport with a visa.At that time I asked to talk to a manager and I was told that I needed to show proof of legal status in the country
Please advice
A: You did not ask a question. While you gave plenty of facts, which is not usually the case on this forum, the question, I assume, must be can they do that? And the answer is probably yes.
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