Tag: background checks
HUD proposes criminal records rule changes
HUD issued a notice of proposed rule making to change how criminal records history may be considered in deciding to prohibit individuals from residing...
Criminal background checks out in NYC?
A measure called the Fair Chance for Housing Act is under consideration by the New York City Council. It would ban the use of...
Does the Seattle housing law forbidding landlords from checking tenants’ criminal history go too...
With slews of tent encampments in a fast-growing city flush with tech-sector cash, it’s tough questioning Seattle’s serious problem with homelessness and affordable housing. But...
Background check policies for apartment applicants may be illegal
“A policy or practice that denies housing to anyone with a prior arrest or any kind of criminal conviction cannot be justified,” according to...
