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House advances bill limiting landlordsuse of felony convictions in tenant screening
Summary
On Jan. 17 the Virginia House approved committee amendments and engrossed House Bill 1638, which would limit landlordsability to deny rental housing solely on the basis of a felony conviction and direct adoption of a criminal-record screening model policy.
The Virginia House of Delegates on Jan. 17 approved committee amendments to and then engrossed House Bill 1638, a measure that would amend unspecified sections of the Code of Virginia to restrict landlordsand rental agents from denying housing solely because of a felony conviction.
Delegate Doug Hayes, a Chesapeake Republican, presented the bill on the House floor, saying the measure seeks to expand reentry opportunities by preventing rental denials based only on criminal-record history. "This bill is about redemption," Delegate Doug Hayes said. "It's about eradicating…
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