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House approves bill aiming to reduce application costs for agencies placing homeless renters
Summary
HB83 passed after sponsors said landlords would be encouraged to disclose tenant selection criteria to reduce wasted application fees for homelessness service agencies; sponsor described the language as a recommendation without private cause of action.
On Feb. 17, 2017 the Utah House passed HB83, a measure intended to reduce costs and speed housing placements for people served by homelessness agencies by encouraging landlords to disclose rental application selection criteria such as criminal history, credit checks, income and rental history.
Sponsor rationale: Representative Cutler described the bill as intended to help agencies like The Road Home and others avoid paying for applications that are likely…
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