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Re:Airbnb Adopts Rules in Effort to Fight Discrimination by ... by serge2k on Thursday September 08, 2016 @06:44PM (#12458090)
That's fine.

Until you have a little business in that home and are now refusing paying customers.

Re:Airbnb Adopts Rules in Effort to Fight Discrimination by ... by dajohnson89 on Thursday September 08, 2016 @07:19PM (#12458330)
Nope, still fine even then. You do realize that if I rent out a room in my home (say, for a year's lease), I can discriminate on any basis I so choose?
Re:Airbnb Adopts Rules in Effort to Fight Discrimination by ... by serge2k on Friday September 09, 2016 @09:09PM (#12467148)
I don't give a shit. You're a piece of human garbage if you discriminate based on skin colour, and you shouldn't be allowed to do it while having your own little hotel in your house.

Getting a roommate is different. You can still be a piece of garbage and discriminate, but that's your business.

Re:Airbnb Adopts Rules in Effort to Fight Discrimination by ... by URSpider94 on Thursday September 08, 2016 @08:50PM (#12458876)
Legally, yes. Morally, I'd disagree.
Re:Airbnb Adopts Rules in Effort to Fight Discrimination by ... by mikestew on Thursday September 08, 2016 @08:55PM (#12458895)
Not if you're in the U. S.
Re:Airbnb Adopts Rules in Effort to Fight Discrimination by ... by dajohnson89 on Friday September 09, 2016 @10:53AM (#12462758)
Got a source on that?

https://www.craigslist.org/about/FHA#roommates

Under federal Fair Housing law, the prohibition on discriminatory advertisements applies to all situations except the following:

Shared Housing Exemption -- If you are advertising a shared housing unit, in which tenants will be sharing a bathroom, kitchen, or other common area, you may express a preference based upon sex only. Private Club and Religious Exemptions -- A religious community or private club whose membership is not restricted based upon race, color, or national origin may restrict tenancy only to its members in a property that it owns, and may advertise to that effect. Housing for Older Persons Exemption -- As discussed below, certain complexes for elderly persons are exempt from prohibitions on familial status discrimination, including the prohibitions on discriminatory advertising.