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Age is a protected class. But being a college student is not. I wouldn't rent to a college student/s regardless of their age.

That's kinda like saying "Age is a protected class. But being on a fixed income isn't"...

You can filter out just about all motley groups of college students by refusing a cosigner. There are plenty of other trivial filters to choose from that succeed in court.

> then stop being a landlord and sell your property.

Or they could just do what they are doing now, which is completely legal.

Hackernews needs a bot to correct people every time they incorrectly use the term "rent-seeking". Here's a hint: it has nothing to do with real estate. I see this term misused on a daily basis here.

Rent-seeking doesn't refer to specifically real estate, but renting out a piece of property that you own is rent seeking, as you are using your existing wealth to acquire new wealth without creating any wealth.