Special HUD Policy Panel NARPM meeting

Date/Time
Date(s) - Wednesday, March 15th, 2017
10:30 am - 1:00 pm

Location
Elks Lodge

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On April 4, 2016, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued guidance on “how the Fair Housing Act applies to the use of criminal history by providers or operators of housing and real-estate related transactions.” The guidance, issued by HUD’s Office of General Counsel, concludes that while the Fair Housing Act does not prohibit housing providers from considering certain criminal history information when making housing decisions, “arbitrary and overbroad criminal history-related bans are likely to lack a legally sufficient justification” and are thus likely to violate the Fair Housing Act.

Panel Members Include: Mike Mumford – Southwest RVP NARPM Steve Schultz – NARPM National President Denise Holliday – Attorney Mike Stout – National Tenant Network Theresa Hayward – Tucson Crime Free Housing Dept.