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Public speakers, council back review of fair-housing ordinance to limit denials based on arrest or conviction records
Summary
After public testimony from housing advocates and people with criminal records, the Oshkosh council directed staff to prepare an amendment to the city’s fair-housing ordinance to limit blanket denials based on arrest or conviction records and to explore related application-notice practices.
Following public testimony from residents and housing advocates on July 8, the Oshkosh City Common Council directed staff to proceed with drafting an amendment to the city’s fair-housing ordinance to prohibit blanket denials of rental housing solely because an applicant has an arrest or conviction record.
Speakers at the council meeting described personal experiences and policy research. Jennifer Bernadami (identified as a housing advocate and resident) recounted spending two years securing a lease after a criminal conviction and said she supported language modeled on a Dane County ordinance and Department of Housing and…
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