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Committee debates background checks for tenant organizers; Homeline urges rejection
Summary
House File 935, which would authorize landlords to request criminal background checks of outside tenant organizers, prompted extended debate and a public witness urging the committee to vote no. The committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion.
Representative Nash presented House File 935, a proposal that would allow landlords to request criminal background checks for outside tenant organizers who enter rental buildings to canvass or hold meetings. Nash said the proposal is intended to give landlords and tenants a “reasonable expectation” of who is entering multi-unit housing.
“I'm not trying to take away people's opportunity to organize,” Nash said in committee debate. “My intent is to add another level of security for people.” He said his concern is organizers who may go door-to-door unaccompanied and therefore…
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