My name is Moises Licona age 21. And my sister Coral Licona age 24. My sister was on the waitlist list since October 2022. I got on the waiting list about three months ago. We were denied for an apartment at Island Terrace Apartments in Bainbridge Island, Washington because we don't have renters' history. We know several people that live there now that didn't have renters' history. D208, C102, and A202 just to name a few.
First, they told us to get character references, so we went to our neighbors in Auburn, where my dad's house is and ask for a character reference. We lived in that house with my father for 15 years, so our neighbors wrote us a character reference. We turned it in thanking that would help for us not having renting history. It even says on the paper this is what you need to clear up not having renting history. All you need is character references. Then they turned around and denied us anyways for not having renting history while we live with our father, we've never moved out before, they didn't even offer us a cosigner option. We feel like being discriminated against because we're Mexican. Plus, they don't like our stepmom because she used to work there. She is considered a whistleblower and told HRB= housing resource Bainbridge Island that they were doing unethical work on the and the property and the tenants are suffering. so, they are retaliating against her by not letting us rent the apartment that we applied for. read more