The New York City Council is holding a hearing on the Fair Chance for Housing Act, which would keep landlords from considering a potential tenant's criminal history. elijahwestbrook spoke with advocates outside City Hall.
, which would prevent landlords from considering a potential tenant's criminal past before renting out apartments. "We have to stop demonizing people with conviction histories. People should not face never-ending punishment after they served their rime," said Andre Ward, associate vice president at the David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy at the Fortune Society.
"Today, we go from saying that you can't live with us to saying housing is a human right and every New Yorker deserves stable housing. Today, we turn the narrative around," said Councilman Keith Powers. Supporters pushed to change the law last year, but many landlords and tenants prevented it from moving forward.
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