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We Can Just Decide Not To Evict People With Convictions From Public Housing
August 23, 2023 · 29 min
Why listen
Local housing authorities already have the power to stop evicting people with convictions and here is how.
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In this episode
- Why conviction-based evictions are a policy choice, not a legal requirement
- What local housing authorities can actually do right now
- How this change affects housing access for people with records
- Why this solution is closer to reality than most housing reforms
About this episode
Today we talk about a solution to the lack of housing access that is within reach for many local Public Housing Authorities.
About Next City
Join Lucas Grindley, executive director at Next City, where we believe journalists have the power to amplify solutions and spread workable ideas. Each week Lucas will sit down with trailblazers to discuss urban issues that get overlooked.
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