New York Couple Sues After Real Estate Agent Accidentally Texts Them "Ugh They Are Black" Before Apartment Viewing
A New York couple files a discrimination lawsuit after their real estate agent accidentally sent them a racist text message moments before an apartment viewing.
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What does that have to do with us?”
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A New York couple, Lisa Renee Olasso and her fiancé Julie, are suing a real estate agent in Flushing after the agent accidentally sent them a text reading 'Ugh They Are Black' just before a scheduled apartment viewing. When confronted, the agent claimed the message referred to previous Black tenants in the neighborhood who had caused trouble, a justification the couple rejected. Attorney Ken Mullins has filed the lawsuit. The couple says they are not seeking money but want their story told; they have since found a home in Comac.
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When confronted, the agent claimed she was referring to previous Black tenants in the neighborhood who had caused trouble.
Lisa Renee Olasso asked the agent, 'What does that have to do with us?' rejecting the explanation.
What does that have to do with us?
The victim directly challenges the agent's attempt to justify discrimination through collective blame, marking the couple's refusal to accept that reasoning.
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over and she was like, what are you guys doing? And I said, well, look at your phone. And when she looked at her phone, she started to explain that there were pre - She started to explain that there were previous black tenants in the neighborhood and that they had caused a lot of trouble. And I talked to her, I said, what does that have to do with us? Attorney Ken Mullins has filed a lawsuit. The couple says they are not looking for money, but for their story to be told, they have since found a home in Comac. Sophia Hall, 1010 Winds, a 92 .3 FM in Hoppog, Long Island.
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When she looked at her phone, she started to explain that there were previous black tenants in the neighborhood and that they had caused a lot of trouble.
The agent's response to being caught reveals she tried to rationalize the text with a stereotype rather than apologize, deepening the discrimination claim.
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lawsuit and her fiance were about to look at an apartment for rent. She confronted the agent. So we started to get back in our car and the agent ran over and she was like, what are you guys doing? And I said, well, look at your phone. And when she looked at her phone, she started to explain that there were pre - She started to explain that there were previous black tenants in the neighborhood and that they had caused a lot of trouble. And I talked to her, I said, what does that have to do with us? Attorney Ken Mullins has filed a lawsuit. The couple says they are not looking for
When she looked at her phone, she started to explain that there were pre - She started to explain that there were previous black tenants in the neighborhood and that they had caused a lot of trouble.
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The tears would not stop — she says she cannot believe she would receive this text message in 2026.
Lisa Renee Olasso's emotional reaction frames the incident as a shocking injustice she considered unthinkable in the current era.
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And it's just so hurtful because Julie and I, we are very hard working people. I am extremely kind to everyone I meet. And so for me, this hit really, really deep because it was unnecessary. The tears would not stop as Lisa Renee Olasso says she cannot believe she would receive this text message in 2026. That's sad. They are black. The text was from a real estate agent in Flushing as a lawsuit and her fiance were about to look at an apartment for rent. She confronted the agent. So we started to get back in our car and the agent ran
The tears would not stop as Lisa Renee Olasso — she says she cannot believe she would receive this text message in 2026.
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I am extremely kind to everyone I meet. And so for me, this hit really, really deep because it was unnecessary.
Olasso explains why the text wounded her personally, contrasting her self-described character with the agent's unprompted prejudgment.
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And it's just so hurtful because Julie and I, we are very hard working people. I am extremely kind to everyone I meet. And so for me, this hit really, really deep because it was unnecessary. The tears would not stop as Lisa Renee Olasso says she cannot believe she would receive this text message in 2026. That's sad. They are black. The text was from a real estate agent in Flushing as a lawsuit and her fiance were about to look at an apartment for rent. She confronted the agent. So we started to get back in our car and the agent ran
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The couple says they are not looking for money, but for their story to be told.
The couple's stated goal shifts the lawsuit's purpose from financial remedy to public accountability and awareness.
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over and she was like, what are you guys doing? And I said, well, look at your phone. And when she looked at her phone, she started to explain that there were pre - She started to explain that there were previous black tenants in the neighborhood and that they had caused a lot of trouble. And I talked to her, I said, what does that have to do with us? Attorney Ken Mullins has filed a lawsuit. The couple says they are not looking for money, but for their story to be told, they have since found a home in Comac. Sophia Hall, 1010 Winds, a 92 .3 FM in Hoppog, Long Island.
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