can applicants be disqualified due to criminal act

can applicants be disqualified due to criminal act by Anonymous (Massachusetts) on December 5, 2017 @14:17

Just wondering when screening tenant using background check up how landlord uses that information to qualify or disqualify applicant.

Is it legal to disqualify based on crime committed?

Please advise.

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Re: can applicants be disqualified due to criminal act by Anonymous on December 5, 2017 @16:19	[ Reply ]

Not purely on that. But, they still have to meet other rental criteria like everyone else.

Re: can applicants be disqualified due to criminal act by Stephen (Washington (WA)) on December 6, 2017 @11:36	[ Reply ]

HUD says that landlords and home sellers who turn down tenants or buyers based on their criminal records may violate the Fair Housing Act. Primarily what they are talking about is blanket policies that exclude anyone with a record without considering what that record is. Here is an NPR article on this: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/04/04/472878724/denying-housing-over-criminal-record-may-be-discrimination-feds-say

Re: can applicants be disqualified due to criminal act by anonymous (Ohio) on December 19, 2017 @08:37	[ Reply ]

YES you may choose criminal history to be rejection critera.

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