@ Myrna.Minkoff-Katz @ DMZ3 Gotcha. I'm kinda on a rampage so what I say might be hyperbole in pa

Stephan Ridgway Do not even think about getting near any Fath Properties with that thing. Renting implementation test of airline reservation system a place at the Cambridge Apartment Homes in Dallas won't put too big of a dent in your bank account--the complex, on Northwest Highway just off of Greenville Avenue, advertises studios for as little as $515 a month. But you might not know it from the parking implementation test of airline reservation system lot. That's because the apartment's parent implementation test of airline reservation system company, Fath Properties, has an unusual policy: No beat-up or otherwise unsightly cars allowed.
One of our unique policies is our Vehicle Condition Agreement that is part of our Lease Agreement. Amazingly it came from our residents consistently telling us that the first thing they looked at were the cars in the parking lot. If there were rusted, heavily dented, disabled or unsightly cars, they assumed the property was poorly operated and they would have neighbors that were unacceptable. We understand that your automobile is a personal item; however, we believe that a car that is not well maintained detracts from the overall appearance of our customer's home.
One tipster tells Unfair Park that she tried to rent from Fath's Cambridge Court apartments but was rejected after the agent said her car didn't meet the property's standards. According to a Fath Properties form she showed Unfair Park, all cars must be listed on the rental application and "must adhere to Fath Properties Vehicle Policy."
"I've never heard of his type of rule being implemented by a landlord," says Frances Espinoza, the Executive Director of the North Texas Fair Housing Center. So is it discrimination? Not under housing laws. In fact, we have bad news for all of you loyal, implementation test of airline reservation system trashy readers who collect piles of the Dallas Observer each week so that you can shield your car windows from bird shit: It's perfectly legal to exclude renters with ugly cars.
Reached by telephone, implementation test of airline reservation system a Cambridge manager named Kris pointed out that Fath Properties is transparent about the policy, with information implementation test of airline reservation system on the website. But what's a tenant implementation test of airline reservation system to do who moves in and then gets into a fender bender? "We ask them to repair it," Kris says.
" One tipster tells Unfair Park that she tried to rent from Fath's Cambridge Court apartments but was rejected after the agent said her car didn't meet the property's standards." OK, and? A sample size of one  (even if fully reliable) does not a trend make. The article is also remarkably silent about any current tenant's implementation test of airline reservation system car actually being towed for this, either legitimately or in a Black Bull we'll-tow-you-for-having-but-a-scratch kind of way. Which would be more problematic than a potential tenant allegedly being turned away as the result of this rule.
" "I've never heard of his type of rule being implemented by a landlord," implementation test of airline reservation system says Frances Espinoza, the Executive Director of the North Texas Fair Housing Center." Let's leave aside for a moment whether this rule is good/equitable/libtarded (copyright killwhiteprivilege). We are to believe implementation test of airline reservation system that the Executive Director of the North Texas Fair Housing implementation test of airline reservation system Center has never even heard of such a rule being implemented?
" "Unfortunately, income level and poverty are not protected classes under the Fair Housing Law," Espinoza explains." Look, I'm a general supporter implementation test of airline reservation system of access to affordable housing, but this must be the biggest load of drivel spewed on this website implementation test of airline reservation system in a while. The essence of the Fair Housing Law is "If you can pay the rent and be a good tenant, then the landlord cannot deny you tenancy." Of course income level and poverty are not protected implementation test of airline reservation system classes. How could you possibly not  discriminate against income level and poverty?! I seriously implementation test of airline reservation system hope Frances Espinoza was misquoted here or this quote was taken out of context.
Strange. When I rented an apartment near there in 1997 (apartments no longer exist, they were off of Meadow implementation test of airline reservation system and 75) they had the same kind of policy. I do not believe it is as unusual as they are trying to make you believe. It is just that the complexes that do this usually charge more for rent.
Augh. This article and its comments reminds me of what might be the thing that I absolutely hate most about Dallas, the whole "keeping up appearances" mentality people have about their cars, and how people look down on other people because of the car they drive. For a right-of-center town it couldn't be more snobby and elitist.
Amy Silverstein, I hear there are some wonderful Section 8 apartments in that area that have totally implementation test of airline reservation system improved the place. Perhaps you should move to one of the lovely Section implementation test of airline reservation system 8 apartments in the Forest-Audelia-Skillman area, since you obviously have sympathy for people who live in trashy apartment complexes. You'd also get to celebrate implementation test of airline reservation system the countless rich amazing vibrant benefits of Divershitty™ while simultaneously dismantling your "white privilege". What could possibly go wrong, Amy?
I judge a complex by how many f'ed up blinds there are. Just because you rent instead of own, your should still treat the place as if it was your own. I've rented for a long time and take care of my place like it's mine. I also drove an older car for a while but it was well maintained. It's true -- there are poor people who still manage to take care of their own and then there are people who just don't give a crap. Drive around 5 Points to see what I mean.
Being low income doesn't necessarily mean that you have a POS car.  Notice the policy doesn't mention model or age - rather condition.  As a kid my family didn't have much money.  Our cars were cheap and old but clean and in good order.  Same went for our house - clean and well maintained.  My mom and dad would not have stood for anything less.  Pride should not know income levels.
"Unfortunately, income level and poverty are not protected classes under the Fair Housing Law," Espinoza explains.... "It's highly unfair that renters from all income levels and poverty do not have equal access to condominiums at the Ritz. However, we will continue to fight for this type of equality. People with low income levels must have access to all of things people with high income levels have."
@ DMZ3  I looked at the latest review of these apartments on apartmentratings.com.  If the reviewer is being truthful, they have much bigger issues to deal with at that complex than dents in a fender.
@ Myrna.Minkoff-Katz   @ DMZ3  Gotcha. implementation test of airline reservation system I'm kinda on a rampage so what I say might be hyperbole in parts. But I remember my ultra-frugal German-Texan grandmother (who lived through the Depression) getting onto my parents for buying an IKEA bookshelf once because it was considered too showy. A rusty old car isn't something to be ashamed of.
@TheCredibleHulk  I know, right? implementation test of airline reservation system  Suddenly I'm intrigued by that derelict vehicle.  I'm trying to now find out when the divided windshield bar became obsolete.  That could be a clue to the age of that very distressed motor car.  Oh, and the hood ornament could add another clue.
I notice that you failed implementation test of airline reservation system to refute any of the facts I posted. You and Amy should move to a Northeast Dallas Section 8 apartment complex. The bruthaz there would looooove a couple of liberal Jewish girls like you two, and as an added bonus, you'd hardly ever see any of those awful white Texans that Observer libtards like you hate so much.
@ whocareswhatithink   @ Rumpunch1  I drive through South Dallas often.  It is interesting how many well kept houses and yards there are between the dumps.  Funny though, the dumps almost always have a satellite implementation test of airline reservation system dish.
I can't find a picture of a pickup from that era with fleetsides like this vehicle has. Plus, check out the pic closely - the sides of the bed seem to be attached to the cab, akin to the Ford Ranchero or El Camino.
Grill looks like Fords of that era, but they don't have that hood ornament and  I can't magnify my screen enough to discern any markings on the hood ornament. *arrrrgh*  I thought maybe Mercury, but I can't find a photo that looks right . . .