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HUD Releases Guidance on Criminal Background Checks by Housing Providers

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on April 4, 2016, issued guidance addressing Fair Housing Act liability regarding the use of criminal background checks or screenings in housing determinations....more

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HUD Releases Guidance on Fair Housing and Criminal Screening in Private Housing

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued new guidance on April 4, 2016, on the use of criminal conviction records by housing providers in screening applicants. The guidance advises housing providers...more

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HUD Determines That Blanket Bans of Ex-Offenders is Illegal Under the Fair Housing Act

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On April 4, 2016, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) issued guidance on its interpretation of how the Fair Housing Act applies to housing providers’ policies that ban residents with criminal records....more

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