New York: In a post that quickly went viral on X, right-wing influencer Kaylee Campbell accused Indian-Americans of “scamming” housing communities in the Texas cities of Frisco and Plano. Sharing a clip from a recent Frisco City Council meeting, Campbell alleged that members of the Indian community were subleasing apartments to their “friends,” thereby blocking others from accessing housing.
"Indians are scamming the housing community in Frisco & Plano by subleasing to their friends, blocking ANYONE ELSE from potentially getting housing. They are not Americans, they are scammers," wrote Campbell in her post, which went viral on the social media platform.
The video she referenced featured a woman identified as Kelly, who spoke at a recent Frisco City Council meeting. Now a resident of Aubrey, she said her family still lives in Frisco and alleged that Indians were manipulating housing systems in Texas communities, preventing people of other races or nationalities from securing apartments.
Kelly attributed what she described as demographic shifts in Frisco to steering within the Indian community for “tax benefits,” which she claimed came at the expense of locals “losing jobs.”
She stated that she holds a Texas real estate license and previously worked as an assistant property manager for a company operating apartment communities in Frisco and surrounding areas.
Describing what she called a pattern of abuse, Kelly alleged that an Indian applicant would qualify for an apartment lease, but on move-in day, a different individual would collect the keys. "The next thing you know the original leaseholder is back in India and impossible to get a hold of," she said.
According to her account, the person occupying the apartment would not have undergone the same screening process, which she described as a “fair housing issue.” She further claimed that the practice was occurring at such a scale in Frisco and Plano that it warranted police intervention.
“Once an apartment gets into an Indian's hands, it's over," she said, alleging that units were circulated within Indian social media groups rather than being returned to property management, ensuring that “another Indian moves in.”
