Please answer I live in Boston, MA - I looked at an apartment
earlier this week for a sublease and the current tenant told me
the apartment is mine. I submitted the order to her because she
said the owner would only accept it from her. I was supposed to
move in tomorrow so I waited everyday to hear back but she
kept giving me a ride. Today she told me she wanted someone
who would keep her furniture, so I tell her I will (because I'm
desperate at this point). Then she told me she would tell me
later. I met all of her instructions on what she was ordering and
I was the first to place an order and this is a little earlier today,
and she told me they were not going to give my order to the
owner. I understand that the landlord chooses who takes over
the lease? I wonder if there is anything I can do in this situation
because now I am left with an apartment full of furniture and a
lease that expires tomorrow with nowhere to take it. I have
texts from her saying the apartment is mine and I also think it
might be discrimination because of my sexual orientation or
disability. Can I contact the fair housing department regarding
this matter, or can they do nothing due to it being a sublet and
not the landlord who was discriminating Thank you for your
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