New HUD rule: You can't reject housing due to criminal record

[JEDI]

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-...riminal-record-may-be-discrimination-feds-say

In new guidance, released Monday, HUD tells landlords and home sellers that turning down tenants or buyers based on their criminal records may violate the Fair Housing Act.

People with criminal records aren't a protected class under the Fair Housing Act, and the guidance from HUD's general counsel says that in some cases, turning down an individual tenant because of his or her record can be legally justified.

But blanket policies of refusing to rent to anybody with a criminal record are de facto discrimination, the department says — because of the systemic disparities of the American criminal justice system.

"When landlords refuse to rent to anyone who has an arrest record, they effectively bar the door to millions of folks of color for no good reason."

Many private landlords and public housing projects have policies against renting to people with criminal records.


no good reason?!
a criminal felony record isn't a good reason!??!

also, public housing projects have rules against renting to criminals?!
WHAT?

so a workaround-> use credit score?

Repost and title is misleading at best.
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[Brainonska511]

Repost of a repost:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2468972
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2469846

 

[sm625]

The best thing to do is not accept any section 8. Require an actual income, or else you're just asking for an army of stupid to flood in and wreck your property. And if the city you're in forces that crap upon you, then sell and put your money into something that has a future profit prospect.