Brandon Mebane shares experience of alleged housing discrimination to get a conversation started
Former Seahawks defensive tackle Brandon Mebane signed with the Chargers last year after nine seasons in Seattle. The team’s relocation from San Diego to Los Angeles this offseason meant a homecoming for Mebane. But the move brought about an unpleasant experience.
Mebane, who is black, wrote on his blog earlier this month that he believes his family faced housing discrimination while trying to rent a property in suburban LA.
From his blog post: “Some owners in the suburbs we were visiting did not want us living in their house. Though we exceeded the standard tenant requirements, put together a competitive application with a Tier 1 credit score, references, a cover letter, and advanced payment, we were denied. This was not the first time we experienced this. We were also met with the same unwelcoming response trying to find a home in the suburbs of San Diego.”
Mebane talked more about that recent experience when he joined Gee Scott on 710 ESPN Seattle on Thursday. He felt it was important to do so because “a lot of people don’t really seem to think that things like this really exist.”
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