MCKINNEY, Texas — As a prospective tenant, B.R. Williams learned early on she needed a script to woo potential landlords: Mention her stellar rental history. Emphasize that Section 8 housing vouchers are “pro-landlord,” with most of the rent direct deposited each month. Always utter the magic words, “This is a no-fail system.”
Sometimes the pitch worked. But even then, Williams often would show up to look at an apartment, only to be told that it was no longer available.
“I guess they couldn’t tell I was black over the phone,” the 62-year-old said. In her nearly 30 years in the housing voucher program, she’s only had one white landlord.
[For more on this story by Teresa Wiltz, go to https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/r...-accept-it-is-harder]
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