Good morning. I have a story for you.
Brandi and I went to look at a place for her to live yesterday and was to see that racism is alive and well in Gainesville. Let me explain.
She called ahead and we showed up at the house that offered the 1br/1ba apartment. The owner, a hairy backed, tank topped fellow that looked like he could have been working a deep sea fishing rig, unlocked the door and let us look around. Brandi scanned the place and decided it wasn't for her, as the kitchen and bedroom were in the same space. Odd. Anyway, as we were leaving, a black man walked up and said he was interested in looking at an efficiency apartment. He must have seen the sign in the yard. Anyway, the owner barely looked up and said that he didn't have any. The guy then asked if he had a one bedroom, one bath and Brandi pointed at the door we just left as I said "We just looked at this one!" The guy asked if he could see the apartment. The owner said "It's $465". The guy asked again if he could see the apartment. The owner said "It's not available until the end of May." The guy asked a third time if he could see the apartment. Noticing that we weren't going to leave until he let the guy in, the owner caved and unlocked the door.
As we were leaving, Brandi made mention that the rent the owner quoted the guy was $10 more than he quoted her.