Vet sues landlady for rental discrimination

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I he served in both Iraq and Afghanistan he's got plenty of money so why would one landlady refusing to -- this combat veteran why does that make sense.

Sargent Joseph Morgan is attorney -- Solomon.

Join us right now live from Boston.

Welcome guys sergeant thanks so much up for your service why do you think you -- -- get this apartment because of -- service.

8 I -- still do sort of confused about that it may be based on our political beliefs she.

-- feel comfortable with -- to me and maybe she felt that I felt.

About as adamant about my beliefs as she did about -- is and that's -- that can't.

Point of interest may have come from so it's may and I know you say the apartment was perfect just two days it was 12120 dollars a month in the perfect area had the money.

So so Joseph why do you think that he's been we'll that hasn't been discriminated against because of the service.

-- There's actually very clear.

Evidence here in this case because the -- -- the -- who lady who owns a property left.

A couple of voicemails are my clients and -- Morgan Morgan's.

Salt -- basically explaining her reasons for doing it.

And one of the reasons you explained with -- opposition to the Iraq War.

And it has its military service in Iraq and Afghanistan and in Massachusetts at least it's illegal discriminated in and housing against members of the military and members and veterans hand even if it's just one of the reasons.

That that a property is turned out to somebody that still illegal in this case there is a voice mail that basically says that.

See you got that on tape and it's certainly a positive and for you -- -- -- -- did this feels like you've been spit in the face coming home serving your country.

And then just trying to get an apartment.

Yes.

Stated AMA caught me by surprise.

When she left me the voicemails.

Letting me know what it believes were about the Iraq War ends then going online to tell me that.

I shaded seek.

Residents elsewhere.

Yes.

All right so here's what she said this is her -- -- -- to the Boston Herald.

There was never any mention to Morgan did his being a veteran would impede his chances to rent from us if anything he was a victim of US screen.

-- for that I feel much empathy.

Joseph do you feel differently.

Well you know it.

-- the statements she made here are as after she left the US house mr.

Morgan and those are Sargent Margaret and they really speak for themselves.

And those the funny thing in the course now she actually that says that -- Morgan is a very well qualified and she offers to.

I sent him in reference to write like that helped -- get other places.

This is that her place is -- -- too politically active for an end -- hopes that she'll understand and understand that and so.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- That is so to the W eyes charging you fighting overseas and then fighting here because you know it's right you know is right then you know -- right now.

And that's where -- retained -- show us Solomon thanks so much guys nobody get that apartment.

Thanks very much.

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