--209.122.xx.xxx

Sounds like some built in potential laborers for you. --24.152.xxx.xx

Did they all enter through the U.S. Legal Process ? --69.130.xxx.xxx

While many people who are born here sit around at home where on social assistance complain about immigrants fail to understand that taxes people pay are supported them. On the main street you see them at the place around lunch time waiting to hot meal which is run by volunteers. When the Ukrainians arrived in Manitoba they took on construction jobs where before they could not start projects as no one wanted to work. The Ukrainians take any job even it is below qualifications. Some Ukrainians are working at the place where they make vehicles that can withstand bullets and other hits which are being used in Ukraine. Where one vehicle got hit where everyone survived. Those people are fortunate to find housing where here many of them are not able to. While the population increased in Ontario by 500,000 housing of all types did not. --207.236.xxx.xxx

I DO have a problem with people who jumped the fence to get here whether they are gainfully employed or not. --64.246.xxx.xxx

Kudos to you for providing housing for these people. Immigrants for the last 300 years have come to the United States to find a better life. I'm sure they appreciate your efforts. --67.184.xxx.xxx

I will not rent to anyone who does not speak English well enough for me to understand them. How do you communicate your rooming house policies to people who can't understand English? --71.207.xxx.x

Roy, that is 100% discrimination. Have you learned nothing here all these years? --24.152.xxx.xx

Hats off to you GKarl. The world is rather small and we have so much in common with one another. Good to see that you notice that. --24.101.xxx.xxx

Maybe I should make a separate post on my very valid question. How do you screen or communicate with any applicant who does not understand spoken or written English? I was hoping GKARL could provide some insight on this topic. --71.207.xxx.x

Roy, you can translate from English to any language on that fancy smartphone of yours. Don’t even need an app. --174.198.xx.xxx

Before smartphones I used to translate thru the kids. They were in the school system and bilingual. --198.168.xx.xxx

I am with Roy on this,i believe if english is not someones primary language you have to do a lease in there primary language, how do you do that.NE,I am not interested in an app on a phone to communicate with a tenant,way to many problems i could see coming from that --74.77.xx.xx

If I was going to move and live in a foreign country I would learn the language spoken there before I moved there and not have to depend on my bi-lingual children. Besides, could you imagine the hassle involved in trying to evict a non-English speaking tenant? --71.207.xxx.x

Roy,I agree,I couldnt imagine not knowing a language and trying to earn an income but most of them dont seem very concerned about an income --74.77.xx.xx

We live in country that official languages where english and french depending on where you live. There is google translate. Here it is possible to take English as second language which means English is not mother language. For children is lot easier as they go to school then over a short period of time are exposed to English language including the bad words. If was matter of taking a person on social assistance or someone is working then would always take the person who is working. If you go Holland English is widely spoken where Germany well educated speak English along with those with less education limited English or no English at all. A lot of things in stores is in English as more than ever there is more English in the German language. Getting back to immigrants they have some ambitions where they try to improve themselves not expect to be spoon fed forever. Ukrainians are going to receive the F 16 fighter jets where now the pilots are learning the English language where it is essential to go through the training. Every time some new weapon is received there the Ukrainians are quick to learn. It is quantum leap getting western military hardware where a lot more is automated. Lets take a serious look at Russia which has had little immigration along with the level of education has declined. It is a like living in third world country further east of Moscow where dirt roads, out houses along houses in really poor condition. --207.236.xxx.xxx

GKARL, I have just made the acquaintance of a 60ish American couple who lived until very recently for nearly 2 decades in Azerbaijan, now living in Upper Bucks County. They might be happy to keep their language skills in practice, should you need a translator. Drop an email to me if needed - buckingham3br "at" gmail. I would then ask them about that. --98.115.xxx.xxx

After that is when it gets a little more challenging. I find that a combination of google translate/charades/pics on the phone allow us to get just about anything across. And after a particularly challenging week of interactions with entitled members of a certain "protected class," I'm considering narrowing my rental criteria to exclude everyone EXCEPT immigrants! --65.28.xxx.xxx

I don't know of a law that requires the lease to be in their native language, although I've never specifically looked into it. --98.237.xxx.xx

I have used a translator for the lease signing and digital translation for basic conversations. I would not however tell a prospective tenant that I’m not renting to them because they don’t speak English. Provided they qualify, that is. --24.152.xxx.xx

NE,I wouldnt tell them i wont rent to them,to me it is no different than an ESA dog,it is going to be a headache for me to avoid --74.77.xx.xx

Ken, I understand completely and agree. My original response to Roy was because, given his track record, it wouldn’t surprise if he WOULD tell them that’s the reason why. --174.240.xxx.xxx

They have a young daughter who is just now trying to learn English. I was over there working on a sink drain when her word of the day was orange. She had a little shaw or blanket that was orange. She kept picking it up and saying the color. It was fun. She also gave me a couple cheerios that she had been eating. We are now friends. --107.147.xx.xxx

So, for this reason, I would never even get to the point of having to tell someone why I am not renting to you. --71.207.xxx.x

I tend to rent to applicants that have the least number of red flags. --71.207.xxx.x

I tend to rent to tenants with no red flags. That the name of the game, right? --174.240.xxx.xxx

If my applicants did not have any red flags, they would probably be homeowners instead of renters. However, most of applicants/tenants will be renting for life due to poor choices they made either in the past or in the present. --71.207.xxx.x