The so-called “Crime Free” Rental Housing Program started in 2016 and required landlords to carry out criminal background checks of all adult tenants.
The U.S. Department of Justice entered an agreement with the high desert city of Hesperia in San Bernardino County to end a racist housing law and pay out nearly $1 million dollars in compensation.
It allowed landlords to evict tenants and their families based on alleged, or very minor crimes - even any interaction with law enforcement. In 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice sued the city of Hesperia, San Bernardino County and the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department,"These 'crime free' programs often amplify the stark, documented racial disparities across our criminal legal system," said Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
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