JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It’s something we don’t hear a lot about when you try to get into housing here in Jacksonville: Have you been discriminated against? Are you discriminated against because of the amount of money you make because of your race because of your sexuality?
These are things that Jacksonville Area Legal Aid is trying to change.
Affordable housing is a key issue in Jacksonville. There is lots of competition for homes and some apartments. But is it fair competition?
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News4JAX has been out talking to people looking for housing and asking if they feel their race or other factors are keeping them out of areas, they want to live in. One woman who didn’t want to be identified had plenty to say.
“So it is, it depends on where you go in if you’re in, if you try to rent a house and maybe a Mandarin, they won’t rent to people. And if you do, you can’t afford it,” she said.
