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I'm trying to find an answer to the question, Do people looking for housing (rental) have the right to know why they were declined/denied? My wife and I went to look at a house for rent in the area we live in. It's in our price range and looks nice despite the neighborhood not being so great. The lady we talked to told us it used to belong to her grandmother and since she didn't live there anymore, they decided to rent it out. When I asked her why we were denied, she told me they don't give out that information, but also tells me that the "lady who owns the house" makes the decisions. But based on what was previously told to us (about the grandmother) it sounded like she was trying to avoid being directly responsible. We live in Columbus, Ohio and I recall, but am not totally sure that there is a state law that gives us the right to know exactly why we were denied. Can anybody help?