Estate agent fined R25,000 for refusing to rent property to man because he is African

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Estate agent fined R25,000 for refusing to rent property to man because he is African: Pol Osei posted a copy of a WhatsApp conversation on social media in which the estate agent told him his application for accommodation had been declined because of his…

A Cape Town estate agent has been fined for turning down a lease applicant because he was black.

A Cape Town estate agent has been fined after refusing to rent a property to a prospective tenant because of his race.In October, Pol Osei posted a copy of a WhatsApp conversation between himself and Johnson on social media in which the estate agent told him his application for accommodation had been declined because of his race.

 

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This sounds similar to universities accepting people of colour into honours etc before they accept white people even if the white people got like 99% for the modules. Both these things are wrong.

Some estate agents even keep areas white by not selling to black people...giving all sorts of excuses

Mmm very interesting

He's going to use a different method of excluding black people from renting properties to avoid being caught. He should have been barred from practicing as an Estate Agent.

So he still has the certificate to continue being estate agent

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Estate agent fined R25,000 for refusing to rent property to man because he is AfricanPol Osei posted a copy of a WhatsApp conversation on social media in which the estate agent told him his application for accommodation had been declined because of his race. If really the Estate's been fined that amount of money its a good thing. We should build a good South Africa for all races. Mara makhowa tshwanetse ba zaiye. At times estate agents are carrying out their clients’ wishes. At least this one was being honest. Now she needs to be reported to the Human Rights Commission and must be charged criminally.
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