Fair Chance Housing Ordinance Archives

Alameda County Board of Supervisors Vote 4-0 To Ban Criminal Background Checks For Housing

December 24, 2022 8:55 am

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 earlier this week to pass an ordinance that will ban landlords from using criminal background checks on potential tenants, becoming the first such county-wide ban in the Country. The ordinance, also known...

Criminal Background Checks on Rental Applicants Now Illegal in Oakland

January 22, 2020 4:37 pmJanuary 23, 2020 5:08 pm

On Tuesday night, the Oakland City Council passed the Fair Chance Housing Ordinance, making criminal background checks on potential tenants in private and public housing illegal within the city. The decision by the City Council was immediately praised by housing...