Landlords and Facebook
Plenty of people have worried about their future boss seeing what’s on their facebook page but this week a new concern has popped up. What happens when your future landlord sees what’s on your page? This past week there was an application rejected because after receiving the application the landlord “Facebooked” the person applying and didn’t like what they saw. Photos of the applicant drunk large speakers in the background and people everywhere made the landlord uncomfortable that their place would be well maintained. The discovery is one that many people who have grown up with Facebook may have to deal with a lot more in the future.
The landlord didn’t break any fair housing laws when rejecting the applicant but at the same time it seems unfair. I’ll be the first to admit that a good portion of the photos on Facebook reflect this behavior but that’s because times of enjoyment are times when people take photos. No one has the photos of them studying for that large final exam, or when they are giving that big important presentation at work. So what can be done? Change your privacy settings. Know that just like your future employer may look at your Facebook page, so will your future landlord.
Tags: Boston Rental Market, facebook, Landlords
Boston Rental Market | Chris Dunn | 
May 14, 2010 2:45 pm
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