Apartment policy

[Transcowgirl1294]

Hi so I am looking at apartments and I was wondering whether I have to tell my future landlord that I'm a trans woman or do I not have to say anything. The reason I ask is that I plan to live as a woman most of the time but when I am dealing with my land Lord or when I go to work i will be passing as my hideous male gender. Any advice would be great.

[Maid Marion]

Cities may have laws that protect you.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/cchr/law/legal-guidances-gender-identity-expression.page

Typically not something done at a statewide level.

[Rachel]

Hello,

Philadelphia and Pittsburg and laws protecting trans. I do not believe any other county in PA has protections. Some would say that title 9 affords protections but in this political climate I would not bank on that. So depending on where you live there may be some local laws that provide some protections.

Even if there are local laws there is still discrimination. So I would review it with the landlord before the lease is signed.

Rachel

[Stevie]

 You could just lose the male mode all together. Myself I wouldn't tell the landlord there is no reason he needs to know.

[Dena]

Some apartment contracts may limit the number of people in the apartment. If your does this, it might be best to come out as the manager might become suspicious if they see two different people coming and going from the apartment. I told my manger before I went full time because I would start paying the rent as Dena however there was a period where I was part time and the manager didn't know.

Also, I was at the side of the complex where the manager couldn't see me so the only people who might know were the ones living in my row. Only one guy mentioned it and he was after sex with his introduction to me. 

[GingerVicki]

I would not say a thing until you present full-time. Signing the lease may be weird for the apartment manager, but they will get over it right.

[TonyaW]

You'll need to sign your lease with your legal name. Seeing that your presenting male at work I assume you have not legally changed your name yet. I'd say it's up to you how much your ready to reveal to your landlord, which may depend on how often you'd see someone that might be enforcing terms of the lease, the landlord, building manager, maintenance staff etc.

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[KathyLauren]

I wouldn't tell the landlord unless there was a specific reason to.  It's none of his business. 

At the point where you change your name, if you do, he'll need to know.  If he asks about the "different" people he sees coming and going, telling him the truth may be the least problematic thing to do.