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Housing advocates present testing that found source‑of‑income discrimination; board signals follow‑up
Summary
Housing Rights Initiative told the Arlington County Board it documented 30 instances of source‑of‑income discrimination in rental listings and phone calls; the board said it would coordinate with the Human Rights Commission and housing liaisons on next steps including education and enforcement.
At the Sept. 13 Arlington County Board meeting, Akash Patel of the Housing Rights Initiative presented findings from fair‑housing testing conducted from mid‑April to mid‑June. The testing team posed as prospective renters using housing vouchers and documented about 30 instances of explicit discrimination that culminated…
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