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City of Tucson to Amend Fair Housing to Include Source of Income Protection

The City of Tucson is currently considering adding source of income as a protected class under Fair Housing. The City has noted that fewer Landlords are participating in the Section 8 voucher program, and many Section 8 recipients are in need of housing. The ordinance (we do not yet have a complete draft making this...

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City of Tucson may attempt to require all Landlords to accept Section 8 Tenants and prohibit Landlords from conducting Criminal Background Checks on Prospective Tenants

The City of Tucson, according to a Draft Housing Affordability for Tucson (HAST) proposal, appears to be considering requiring all Landlords to accept Section 8 tenants. From the limited research I have been able to do it appears that property owners and managers were not included in some of the initial meetings regarding this plan. ...