Re: can applicants be disqualified due to criminal act

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

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

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