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Landlords in the State of Louisiana who provide state subsidized housing will be barred from denying prospective tenants on the basis of their criminal histories. This is according to a new state policy that criminal justice advocates say helps keep families together and reduce the rate of homelessness among the states formerly incarcerated people.
“The Louisiana Housing Corp., the state agency that offers tax credits and other incentives to developers who build affordable housing, signed off this month on the new policy that restricts landlords who take advantage of the state financing from automatically denying rental applications based on a criminal record.” (Nola.com, 2021).
Check out the article to read Gabrielle’s thoughts on the new policy on Nola.com.
Read more: New State Rules Bar Some Landlords from Denying Housing Based on Past Criminal Records
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