Housing

[ItsYoureNotYour]

How easy was it to get your apartment or house in America if the landlord knew somehow that you're trans?

[Devlyn]

Hi, welcome to Susan's Place! That's a tough question to answer. Some landlords would care, and others only care about getting their rent on time. Legally, there's not supposed to be discrimination, but only a fool would state a reason they knew would get them in trouble.

Hugs, Devlyn

[LordKAT]

Hi,

I hope you have a simpler name we can call you. I have had no issue with housing and I'm...odd.

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[FTMax]

The complex I currently live in knows and doesn't care.

The three complexes I am in the process of looking at when my lease is up also know and don't care.

For the most part, as long as you have good credit or a solid source of income/record of paying things on time, I don't think you'll have any issues. I also live in a more progressive area (northern Virginia right outside Washington DC), so that may play a part in it.

[Eva Marie]

My apartment complex is far more interested in whether I pay my rent on time and whether I am destroying the apartment than whether or not I'm trans. I suspect you might run into these issues with a landlord that rents only a few properties but I don't think that the large complexes really care. When I went full time I just took my name change documents into the office and they made the change for me and chatted with me about my transition. It was easy peasy.

[Katie]

Why would anythone even mention to a landlord they are trans??

[FTMax]

Why would anythone even mention to a landlord they are trans??

It's not so much that it's been mentioned, but if you're on the lease as one name/gender and suddenly start paying with checks of a different name, or you have to go into the office at all, it's a bit of a heads up to them.

Same with the application process and applying with documents that say a female name and F but presenting as very masculine and telling them I go by Max.

Never explicitly stated, but fairly obvious.

[ItsYoureNotYour]

Why would anythone even mention to a landlord they are trans??

I don't mention. There are simply some paperwork that indicate my past, giving them a hint.

[ItsYoureNotYour]

It's not so much that it's been mentioned, but if you're on the lease as one name/gender and suddenly start paying with checks of a different name, or you have to go into the office at all, it's a bit of a heads up to them.

Same with the application process and applying with documents that say a female name and F but presenting as very masculine and telling them I go by Max.

Never explicitly stated, but fairly obvious.

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[suzifrommd]

Why would anythone even mention to a landlord they are trans??

When you post, it's important to understand that this site supports a wide variety of experiences. Not everyone presents in a way that hides their past.