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Returning citizens and advocates urge Flint council to pass Fair Chance housing ordinance
Summary
During a public hearing on the Fair Chance Access to Rental Housing ordinance, multiple returning citizens and advocates urged the council to approve the measure to reduce housing barriers for people with criminal records; the hearing was closed and the ordinance will proceed to council deliberation.
The Flint City Council opened and then closed a public hearing March 10 on a proposed Fair Chance Access to Rental Housing ordinance (public hearing item 240426-6). Several residents, many identifying themselves as returning citizens, urged the council to approve the ordinance to reduce barriers to housing for people with criminal records.
Speakers described housing as a first step to stability. "Getting access to housing is one of the…
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