Posted on 04/13/2016 9:25:46 AM PDT by reaganaut1
Crime: The Obama administration has just made it easier for felons to move in next door. Landlords who don’t want tenants who are going to mug their neighbors or deal drugs will now be treated as racists and potentially sued.
Last week, the Department of Housing and Urban Development issued new guidelines to landlords, warning that bans against renters with criminal convictions violate the Fair Housing Act because they disproportionately affect minorities.
In effect, the Obama regime is now outlawing criminal background checks for apartment rentals, even though such screening is critical for the protection and security of tenants and property, and serves a legitimate business need.
In a newly released 10-page missive, HUD warns landlords they can be held liable for discrimination if they deny housing over criminal records.
“HUD will use the full force of the law to protect the fair housing rights of folks who’ve been arrested or who’re returning to their communities after serving time in jail or prison,” HUD Secretary Julian Castro warned.
By “full force,” he means the “disparate impact” theory of civil-rights enforcement, which HUD claims is written into the Fair Housing Act even though the phrase appears nowhere in the statute.
Disparate impact holds businesses liable for colorblind policies and practices that may have adverse outcomes for minorities — in this case, screening all apartment applicants for criminal histories. It doesn’t matter if there is zero intent to discriminate in carrying out such polices. The policies will be condemned as racist regardless.
“The ‘disparate impact’ standard is one of the most powerful tools we have to stamp out discrimination,” Castro said. “And I want you to know that HUD will not be shy about using it.”
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Convicts do need to live somewhere after they are released from prison. Let the landlords who think they can deal with such tenants do so.
Unbelievable.
There can be no denial whatsoever that this administration is at war with us. On virtually every front. They will not be happy until all of our cities are third world crapholes. They want us living in fear and completely dependent on government.
Marxist Obama’s hatred of America continues.
Are the landlords excluding black felons but renting to white felons?
The landlords are discriminating based on behavior.
or faggotries.
You will now be required to rent to convicted pedophiles.
Keeping those voting criminals happy....criminals protecting criminals. Nothing new here.
“...The Democrats are the pro-criminal party, and the GOP should remind voters of that...”
No difference between them....
HUD - another social-engineering and vote-buying enterprise funded by our fake currency and massive debt.
I totally HATE what the Federal government, especially the Obama administration, has done to my country.
Wonder how HUD would know?
Will they also come down on landlords for not renting to people who can’t pay? Have bad credit? Many felons would fall in many other categories that could potentially disqualify them.
Where do you see this in the article?
Further are all felonies equal in your kind?
The GOPE is funding HUDSON and is therefore complicit.
Yup. Uniparty must go. All of it, both sides.
HUD
So where is the push back? Only way to change back to the rule of law is an outright revolution & since the sheeple are too lazy for such this is what we have to look forward - a 3rd world craphole.
It just couldn't be that minorities are disproportionately committing the most crime could it?
I will never rent to a convicted felon. EVER!!I check that first before I say “ Ooops— your late — just rented it”.
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