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Fair Chance Housing Act - NYC


New York City is currently considering legislation that would make it an unlawful and discriminatory practice for housing providers to do background checks or inquire about arrest or conviction record information at any stage in the application process, or to deny or take adverse action on the basis of an arrest or conviction record.




Proponents of the act are seeking to eliminate housing providers' use of background checks to protect people with conviction records from discrimination.



We are a coalition of advocates, legal services, human service providers, and people who have experienced housing discrimination.
We believe that housing is a human right, and allowing justice-involved people equal access to safe and stable housing strengthens our communities.




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