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Pittsburgh council adds past or present housing status to conduct code as protected class
Summary
City council voted unanimously to amend the city code to add past or present housing status as a protected class for housing discrimination complaints after members debated the role and capacity of the Commission on Human Relations.
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh City Council voted unanimously on Sept. 30 to amend the city code to add “past or present housing status” as a protected class in the city’s housing-discrimination rules.
The ordinance (Council bill 22-42) changes Title 6 of the Code of Ordinances to add the new protected class and to simplify the code’s anti-discrimination language, council members said during the discussion before the roll-call vote, which recorded nine ayes, zero nos.
Council members and other speakers said the change is intended to make it unlawful to discriminate in housing against people because they were previously homeless, used a shelter or otherwise lacked housing. Supporters said putting the protection in the code provides a local remedy that residents and advocates can…
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