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2. Housing nonprofit alleges widespread discrimination against ...

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   The Section 8 program, named after a section of the federal Housing Act, is one of the U.S. government’s most powerful tools to keep rental housing affordable and to fight overcrowding and ...

3. Section 8 (housing) - Wikipedia

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   The main Section 8 program involves the voucher program. A voucher may be either "project-based"—where its use is limited to a specific apartment complex (public housing agencies (PHAs) may reserve up to 20% of its vouchers as such [11])—or "tenant-based", where the tenant is free to choose a unit in the private sector, is not limited to specific complexes, and may reside anywhere in the ...

4. For first time, California civil rights officials file ... - AOL

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   The California Civil Rights Department sued two landlords, alleging they discriminated against a Section 8 tenant. It was the first such suit the department brought.

5. Source of income discrimination - Wikipedia

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   Section 8 housing vouchers provide housing assistance for low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals or families. [ 1 ] The term “source of income discrimination” is used by housing advocates [ 2 ] to describe a phenomenon that is legal nationwide in the United States but is increasingly being banned on the state [ 3 ] and city level.

6. Costa–Hawkins Rental Housing Act - Wikipedia

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   Gov. Brown's new 'tenant hot line' was getting 12,000 calls a day. "In response to tenant pressure, rent strikes, and steady news coverage about rent increases and angry tenants, especially seniors, the Los Angeles City Council passed a six month rent freeze in August 1978." By 1988, fourteen cities had adopted full rent control, and sixty-four ...

7. California lawmakers vote to ban mandatory evictions for ...

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   California legislators vote to ban laws that force landlords to evict tenants based on criminal histories. Such policies can disproportionately affect Black and Latino renters.