Kiwi couple denied home based on race and marital status
A couple have lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission after being denied a rental property based on race and marital status.
An Auckland couple aged in their 30s, who wished not to be named, thought they'd hit the jackpot when they came across a two-bedroom house in the east Auckland suburb of Highland Park last week.
A property manager ran two viewings and took the couple's application, as the owners were based in China.
The female applicant said she thought they were in with a good shot of securing the home so she was shocked to receive a call from the agent on Friday saying their application had not been successful "because we weren't Asian or Chinese".
A couple have lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission after being denied a rental property based on race and marital status.
An Auckland couple aged in their 30s, who wished not to be named, thought they'd hit the jackpot when they came across a two-bedroom house in the east Auckland suburb of Highland Park last week.
A property manager ran two viewings and took the couple's application, as the owners were based in China.
The female applicant said she thought they were in with a good shot of securing the home so she was shocked to receive a call from the agent on Friday saying their application had not been successful "because we weren't Asian or Chinese".
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