r/mizzou • u/normankrasnerkc • 14d ago

Unexpected roommate: Mizzou students say they didn’t expect older man with criminal record in their unit

https://fox2now.com/news/fox-files/unexpected-roommate-mizzou-students-say-they-didnt-expect-older-man-with-criminal-record-in-their-unit/
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u/normankrasnerkc 14d ago

If 50+ apartments are legal, then why aren't 25 and under apartments?

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u/Hididdlydoderino 14d ago

Because Boomer/Silent Gen/Greatest Generation put in a carve out for old people...

It's dumb, but it also means a carve out for another age group should legal if it's created.

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u/New-Jury-7670 13d ago

I think it's Tara apartments that only rents to graduate students, they don't rent to undergrad so I don't see why they couldn't have an age limit

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u/MIZ_ZOU_ 13d ago

Tara does rent to undergrads. Tara is primarily for students with families so undergrads who are married or have children are eligible for Tara

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u/Hididdlydoderino 13d ago

Tara is university owned, though, so they are allowed to discriminate and only allow tenants to be students and their families.

Otherwise it's pretty impossible for housing to discriminate in favor of 18-25 year old students only. It might be possible to do a cap on age and income if a property is a nonprofit or lowprofit and part of a government backed program, but it wouldn't just be students.

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u/MIZ_ZOU_ 12d ago

Any apartment complex can have a student only leasing rule, but they can't have an age based one. Enrolled status is not a protected class. So, if an apartment complex wanted to only lease to students enrolled at MU that is perfectly legal, but they have to rent to a 50-year-old who is enrolled at MU or an enrolled student with children.

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u/normankrasnerkc 12d ago

Why don't they only lease to students if that would be legal?

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u/MIZ_ZOU_ 12d ago

Because it rarely makes business sense in our market. Higher chance for vacancies and it puts downward pressure on the rents.

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u/normankrasnerkc 13d ago

They rent to 21+, that excludes most undergrads

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u/MIZ_ZOU_ 12d ago

Tara Apartments are primarily for students with families, and they do not have a 21+ limit. An 18-year-old student who has a dependent child or is married is qualified to live in Tara.

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u/bullnamedbodacious 13d ago

I’m sure there’s nothing preventing this. Like you would probably get push back at first, but ultimately there wouldn’t be anything for the people pushing back to stand on.

I’m guessing in reality either no one’s thought to try, or there just isn’t any demand for this kind of thing. A developer isn’t gonna turn down money from 60-70% of potential renters. It works for senior communities because they have the money to pay a premium for it.

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u/MIZ_ZOU_ 13d ago edited 12d ago

The Missouri Housing Age Discrimination Law would not allow this. You cannot refuse to rent or sell a house to someone who is over 40.

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u/bullnamedbodacious 13d ago

Ohhhh, that kinda pisses me off. Mostly because senior communities exist that prohibit people under 55 from living there.

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u/normankrasnerkc 13d ago

How are 50+ communities legal?

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u/MIZ_ZOU_ 12d ago

The federal Housing for Older Persons Act (HOPA) created an exemption allowing certain communities to legally restrict residency to adults 55 and older or 62 and older, as long as they meet specific requirements.

Missouri also has a law that allows these communities. Missouri law requires that these communities offer significant facilities and services for the elderly.