Post by libby on Jan 17, 2016 7:48:49 GMT -6
Psychic Landlord Refused To Rent To LGBT Family, Didn't See Lawsuit Coming
A faith-healing psychic in Colorado refused to rent to an LGBT family, allegedly foretelling that their "uniqueness" would disrupt the neighborhood. Her "psychic friend" also advised her to refuse them. Neither saw a lawsuit coming.
In advertorial YouTube videos, self-described psychic-healer Deepika Avanti of Gold Hill, Colorado claims she gets visions. She says that she can see diseases coming from up to eight years away! That gives her the unique opportunity to intervene as some kind of preemptive psycho-spiritual vaccine, presumably for a fee.
Somehow, Avanti did not see the unfair housing discrimination lawsuit coming her way, apparently caused by her own prejudiced intuitions. LGBT advocates with Lambda Legal filed that suit on Thursday with a pro-bono assist from the attorneys at Holland & Hart in Denver. It claims that Avanti violated the federal Fair Housing Act and the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act.
Housing discrimination cases are often subtle and difficult to identify, but this lawsuit seems especially solid. Avanti is a .... how should I put this ... a "unique" and expressive lady?
Shortly after meeting her prospective tenants Tonya and Rachel Smith and their two kids, the lawsuit alleges that Avanti sent the young family an email worried that if she rented to them, their "uniqueness" would cause gossip within the neighborhood, disrupt the school, and blow her "low profile." She advised that the family of four move to a "larger town."
See more: www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/brintish/this_psychic_healing_landlord_discriminated_against_lesbians