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Rental spaces barring certain races openly
Posted: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 9:47 pm
by Indee
I was hunting for
condo units for rent and there was one agent who openly refused my profile saying "Owner prefers only Chinese Tenants".
I felt this was quite discriminating and shamelessly mentioned so openly.
Is there any forum where these incidents on rentals can be flagged ?
Re: Rental spaces barring certain races openly
Posted: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 11:15 pm
by smoulder
Welcome to Singapore.
Re: Rental spaces barring certain races openly
Posted: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 2:03 am
by Lisafuller
Exactly, this is just how it is here.
Re: Rental spaces barring certain races openly
Posted: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 2:04 am
by Lisafuller
Indee wrote: ↑Tue, 26 Oct 2021 9:47 pm
I was hunting for
condo units for rent and there was one agent who openly refused my profile saying "Owner prefers only Chinese Tenants".
I felt this was quite discriminating and shamelessly mentioned so openly.
Is there any forum where these incidents on rentals can be flagged ?
Unfortunately many homeowners tend to prefer to rent to their own race which in a chinese majority country means this is a common preference.
Re: Rental spaces barring certain races openly
Posted: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:29 am
by therat
Indee wrote: ↑Tue, 26 Oct 2021 9:47 pm
I was hunting for
condo units for rent and there was one agent who openly refused my profile saying "Owner prefers only Chinese Tenants".
I felt this was quite discriminating and shamelessly mentioned so openly.
Is there any forum where these incidents on rentals can be flagged ?
Might be some bad experience that the owner had encounter when they rent to a particular race.
once bitten, twice shy
Re: Rental spaces barring certain races openly
Posted: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:32 am
by therat
Lisafuller wrote: ↑Wed, 27 Oct 2021 2:04 am
Indee wrote: ↑Tue, 26 Oct 2021 9:47 pm
I was hunting for
condo units for rent and there was one agent who openly refused my profile saying "Owner prefers only Chinese Tenants".
I felt this was quite discriminating and shamelessly mentioned so openly.
Is there any forum where these incidents on rentals can be flagged ?
Unfortunately many homeowners tend to prefer to rent to their own race which in a chinese majority country means this is a common preference.
Not all Chinese will be prefer
when there are 2 groups - Malaysian Chinese and China Chinese.
Malaysian Chinese will be easy.
Re: Rental spaces barring certain races openly
Posted: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:35 am
by smoulder
therat wrote: ↑Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:29 am
Indee wrote: ↑Tue, 26 Oct 2021 9:47 pm
I was hunting for
condo units for rent and there was one agent who openly refused my profile saying "Owner prefers only Chinese Tenants".
I felt this was quite discriminating and shamelessly mentioned so openly.
Is there any forum where these incidents on rentals can be flagged ?
Might be some bad experience that the owner had encounter when they rent to a particular race.
once bitten, twice shy
Yes, because one person represents everyone from a race or ethnicity. If that was so, then they would definitely have to reject Chinese tenants as well because from what I've heard from landlords, they've seen some lousy Chinese (Malaysian and Taiwanese) tenants.
A typical excuse I've heard is rejecting Indians from India because they are perceived to be a certain way. Problem is that, I've also heard of local Indians being rejected.
My own experience - I've been rejected even with a Malaysian Chinese wife. When I meet some of these agents face to face, I've heard things like "good profile" which I take to mean that I don't look Indian so I'm OK. I've been here long enough to know exactly what the comment means.
The same shit heads will probably be moaning about being treated poorly in places like Australia.
Re: Rental spaces barring certain races openly
Posted: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 2:03 am
by Lisafuller
therat wrote: ↑Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:29 am
Indee wrote: ↑Tue, 26 Oct 2021 9:47 pm
I was hunting for
condo units for rent and there was one agent who openly refused my profile saying "Owner prefers only Chinese Tenants".
I felt this was quite discriminating and shamelessly mentioned so openly.
Is there any forum where these incidents on rentals can be flagged ?
Might be some bad experience that the owner had encounter when they rent to a particular race.
once bitten, twice shy
Still, to write off an entire race based off a one-off experience is absurd.
Re: Rental spaces barring certain races openly
Posted: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 2:11 am
by Lisafuller
therat wrote: ↑Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:32 am
Lisafuller wrote: ↑Wed, 27 Oct 2021 2:04 am
Indee wrote: ↑Tue, 26 Oct 2021 9:47 pm
I was hunting for
condo units for rent and there was one agent who openly refused my profile saying "Owner prefers only Chinese Tenants".
I felt this was quite discriminating and shamelessly mentioned so openly.
Is there any forum where these incidents on rentals can be flagged ?
Unfortunately many homeowners tend to prefer to rent to their own race which in a chinese majority country means this is a common preference.
Not all Chinese will be prefer
when there are 2 groups - Malaysian Chinese and China Chinese.
Malaysian Chinese will be easy.
True, but at the end of the day most prefer local Chinese. Its all about stereotypes.
Re: Rental spaces barring certain races openly
Posted: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 2:15 am
by Lisafuller
smoulder wrote: ↑Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:35 am
therat wrote: ↑Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:29 am
Indee wrote: ↑Tue, 26 Oct 2021 9:47 pm
I was hunting for
condo units for rent and there was one agent who openly refused my profile saying "Owner prefers only Chinese Tenants".
I felt this was quite discriminating and shamelessly mentioned so openly.
Is there any forum where these incidents on rentals can be flagged ?
Might be some bad experience that the owner had encounter when they rent to a particular race.
once bitten, twice shy
Yes, because one person represents everyone from a race or ethnicity. If that was so, then they would definitely have to reject Chinese tenants as well because from what I've heard from landlords, they've seen some lousy Chinese (Malaysian and Taiwanese) tenants.
A typical excuse I've heard is rejecting Indians from India because they are perceived to be a certain way. Problem is that, I've also heard of local Indians being rejected.
My own experience - I've been rejected even with a Malaysian Chinese wife. When I meet some of these agents face to face, I've heard things like "good profile" which I take to mean that I don't look Indian so I'm OK. I've been here long enough to know exactly what the comment means.
The same shit heads will probably be moaning about being treated poorly in places like Australia.
Right, all based off of unfair, inaccurate stereotypes.
Re: Rental spaces barring certain races openly
Posted: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 2:03 pm
by tiktok
I just saw an ad on . with "Chinese Race Only". I can't believe this is legal, let alone this kind of backwards third world mindset exists. It's sickening.
Re: Rental spaces barring certain races openly
Posted: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 2:43 pm
by tiktok
And f*** this site too for censoring my post to remove the one site that's probably most useful for newcomers who want to avoid being screwed by greedy and incompetent
property agents. Way to go, singaporeexpats.
Re: Rental spaces barring certain races openly
Posted: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 2:46 pm
by smoulder
tiktok wrote: ↑Fri, 29 Oct 2021 2:43 pm
And f*** this site too for censoring my post to remove the one site that's probably most useful for newcomers who want to avoid being screwed by greedy and incompetent
property agents. Way to go, singaporeexpats.
Seems to be a special filter they've created just for you
Re: Rental spaces barring certain races openly
Posted: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 4:42 pm
by sundaymorningstaple
Re: Rental spaces barring certain races openly
Posted: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 5:09 pm
by tiktok
No I hadn't noticed. They are doing a shite job of marketing themselves, an even worse job of hosting, but trigger happy with the censorship.
And if you think I was advertising that site you are delusional.
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