Study finds Black, subsidized renters face discrimination in Greater Boston

Study finds Black, subsidized renters face discrimination in Greater Boston

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Black people looking to rent apartments and those with Section 8 housing vouchers are discriminated against at a much higher rate than white renters in Greater Boston — and in many cases landlords are shutting out qualified renters, according to a new study released Wednesday. 200 people posed as interested renters for a Suffolk University study funded by a grant from The Boston Foundation and the Racial Justice Fund. The group was split between white renters and Black renters paying market-rate…

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