Seattle investigating preferred employer rent discounts

The Seattle Times reports (http://bit.ly/1EQ1Yup ) that the Seattle Office for Civil Rights said the issue of "preferred employer" discounts for workers at companies such as Amazon, Microsoft and Boeing came up during the agency's recent work to promote fair housing.

A Seattle attorney who specializes in landlord-tenant law says property owners can deny or favor anyone based on factors outside protected classes such as race, religion, national origin and others.