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Fair Chance Housing bill would block blanket denials for applicants with criminal records
Summary
HB 10-73 would require landlords to make conditional offers and perform individualized assessments before denying applicants for most criminal convictions, with explicit exceptions for specified serious offenses; reentry groups, developers and legal aid urged a favorable report while industry groups proposed narrower look‑backs and process safeguards.
Delegate Robin Lewis presented HB 10-73, the Fair Chance Housing Act, which would prohibit blanket denials of rental applicants based solely on criminal conviction records and require landlords to evaluate applicants on tenancy qualifications first. The bill sets a conditional‑offer process: landlords would evaluate income, rental history and credit, then, if an applicant otherwise qualifies, may review criminal history and weigh defined factors and mitigating evidence before withdrawing an…
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