Criminal Records and Housing (H 5760, S 709)

We strongly supported legislation sponsored by the Lieutenant Governor which would limit the circumstances under which housing providers can demand information about a tenant’s past criminal history, and would further restrict the scope of the information that can be considered.

We strongly supported legislation sponsored by the Lieutenant Governor which limits the circumstances under which housing providers can demand information about a tenant’s past criminal history, and further restricts the scope of the information that can be considered. The bill recognizes the enormous barriers that justice-involved individuals often face in obtaining housing, and positively was passed and signed into law.