All of Us or None of Us v. Hamrick resulted in the redaction of date of birth and driver’s license numbers to match public criminal records for employment and tenant screening purposes.
The California Tenant Protection Act of 2019, AB 1482, enforces statewide rent control by limiting annual rent increases for some properties to no more than 5% + local inflation rate or 10% (whichever is lower). It also requires rental owners and landlords to have a “just cause” to terminate a tenancy.
The Fair Chance in Housing Act (FCHA) bars housing providers from inquiring about criminal history on housing applications. Housing providers that wish to conduct a criminal background check must provide a conditional offer to the applicant first, may only consider certain convictions, and perform an individualized assessment.
Seattle’s Fair Chance Housing Ordinance prohibits rental property owners from denying applicants housing based on their criminal history. With exceptions, landlords are prohibited from running criminal background checks on rental applicants. Owners may screen for the sex offender registry but must have a legitimate business reason to do so.
