HUD Restrictions on Criminal Background Checks May Affect Condominium Sex Offender Bans

/ Owner - June 6, 2016

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued guidance restricting the use of criminal background checks to screen prospective residents. The guidance warns property owners that a blanket policy rejecting residents solely because they have a criminal record may violate the Fair Housing Act, because it could have a discriminatory impact on minorities.   Read the article………….

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