This was hard to brainstorm, because people just wanted to list the various types of discrimination and protected classes.
These are the items getting the most votes:
– Criminal record/Criminal background
– Landlords unevenly enforce rules – varies with size of landlord – Private landlord v management company
– Discrimination against marginalized groups, DV victims, LEP & non-English speaking, Social discrimination, Discrimination against renters, low income, Credit discrimination – pretext, rigid screening criteria
– Not enough understanding by landlords and tenants about fair housing laws, Untrained, misinformed managers of property, even in public housing, Landlord education, tenant education
– CCAP- misleading, mis-used
– Section 8
These items got fewer votes:
– Lack of enforcement
– Nimbyism
– Not enough testing
– Pockets of Poverty
– Fear of reporting – retaliation, lack of enforcement
– Subtlety/Subtle racism
– Race
These items got no votes:
– Steering based on family status
– Mentally ill
– Lack of accessible housing
– Arrest & conviction records – ordinance is confusing
– Fear to exercise discretion based on individual circumstances
– Improperly motivated references
– Require 6 month leases
– Past rental history
– Rent increases
– Families with children
– Steering
– Disability
– Landlords treat students better
– Screening of applicants
– Earnest money/application fees
Again, let us know what we missed!
