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By Ron Leshnower, About.com Guide to Apartment Living

Looking for Apartments With a Drug or Alcohol Addiction

Monday June 15, 2009

Many apartment hunters who are alcoholics or have a drug addiction are concerned that this will cause them problems in their search. But a landlord can't turn you away simply because you or your roommate has an addiction. Even if your landlord discovers that you've been convicted for drug use or possession, any attempt to deny you housing would violate federal housing discrimination laws.

Find out what you need to know about how the law protects you if you're apartment hunting with a drug or alcohol addiction.

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September 2, 2009 at 10:08 am
(1) RajDsouza says:

I think instead of looking for loop holes in the system for a bad living why not try and leave the addiction. Alcohol to some extent is fine till it is not abused but drug would be bad. Read more in the article : sober living malibu

-Raj

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