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Advocates urge ban on credit-score screening for Oregon Health Plan recipients in informational hearing
Summary
At an informational session, advocates and Rep. Leslie Munoz’s staff described House Bill 3,938, which would prohibit landlords from using credit scores as a rental-eligibility criterion for people who qualify for the Oregon Health Plan; advocates cited research on credit-report errors and disparate racial impacts.
Salem, Ore. — Housing advocates and legal experts on April 30 urged the House Committee on Housing and Homelessness to support House Bill 3,938, an informational proposal to bar landlords, owners and property managers from using credit scores as a rental-screening criterion for people who qualify for the Oregon Health Plan (OHP).
Representatives of tenants’ groups, legal aid organizations and the bill sponsor’s office told the committee credit checks are widely used to screen applicants and can unfairly block low-income households and voucher holders from renting, even when rental payments are guaranteed by assistance programs.
Chris Bronger Munoz, staff in Representative…
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