Those of you who were able to attend our last general meeting likely understand better, now more than ever, the ever-changing landscape of operating as a residential rental property owner, property manager and investor. One of the many topics we discussed had to do with evictions and their relationship with tenant screening standards.
These two issues are an excellent example of several related issues (many of which we discussed this month at our meeting) that are “nested” and complex in developing common-sense solutions within a broad coalition of Stakeholders, from all points of view.
Members who were not able to attend this months meeting, can email us at admin@AANW.org to let us know if you are interested in attending a Zoom session, where we plan to walk through that presentation again.
The more educated everyone is on all of this, from as many points of view as possible before we have our September meeting with the candidates running for the State Senate and Assembly races, the better the quality of the questions and discussions we can have that evening.
Now to the specifics of this Blog Post…
The introduction to this article is below, and the link beyond that will take you to the full article.
“Landlords and local governments across the country could soon face legal consequences for kicking out renters who for decades have faced housing discrimination: People who dial 911 or are the subject of calls to police.
In American cities big and small, experts say many renters have for decades faced possible housing discrimination stemming from so-called 'crime-free' and 'anti-nuisance' property ordinances − rules that rely heavily on 911 call records. If a renter − or someone in their household − violates an ordinance by racking up 911 calls, the rules say they must leave their apartment, or be evicted…”
Click on the link below for the full story, and the link below that one will give you the PDF of the letter the Justice Department sent out on Aug 15th, to all of the local and state governments, referred to in the article.
Evictions for making too many 911 calls happen. The Justice Department wants it to stop...
DOJ Crime Free & Nuisance Letter (8-15-2024)
Please remember to email us and let us know of your interest in attending a Zoom session recap of our August meeting.
Thank you,
Rick Van Der Leest
Apartment Association of Northeast Wisconsin | President
