President Barack Obama’s administration has sent an alarming warning to landlords across the entire United States — preventing convicted criminals from moving in to your property may be racist and illegal.
No, really.
The Obama administration’s new rules mean that, if there are any rental properties in your neighborhood, landlords are in many ways helpless to prevent convicted criminals from moving in because doing so could discriminate against minorities.
New guidelines from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regarding the Fair Housing Act — which effects all rental properties in the country — were released Monday.
In it, HUD warned that, “The Fair Housing Act prohibits both intentional housing discrimination and housing practices that have an unjustified discriminatory effect because of race, national origin, or other protected characteristics.”
The guidelines continue to state that “because of widespread racial and ethnic disparities in the U.S. criminal justice system,” discriminating against someone with a criminal record is “likely disproportionately to burden African-Americans and Hispanics.”
In other words, if you say you won’t rent to convicted criminals — and especially if they are minorities — you could be breaking the law as a landlord.
In order to prove they’re not discriminating by race by asking for background checks, landlords now have the burden of proving that the practice is actually protecting resident safety and property. That means plenty of red tape and massive exposure to lawsuits for American landlords, many of whom will likely decide that it’s easier to stop looking at applicants’ criminal histories entirely.
“HUD will use the full force of the law to protect the fair housing rights of folks who’ve been arrested or who are returning to their communities after serving time in jail or prison,” the secretary of the Obama administration’s Department of Housing and Urban Development, Julian Castro, said Monday.
Progressives support this policy. That is as long as it’s at least 15 miles away from their segregated suburbs.
Put it in their neighborhoods and let property values decrease and have them get guard dogs that bark all night to keep their house save and see how they like it
yes these corrupt individuals are now allowed to roam the streets freely.. oh wait I just received an amber alert.. mmm this is just getting out of hand.. you know in old Europe you were condemned publicly what has happened to that?
you are so right. Once a criminal always a criminal. We should take all those pot smoking young men and women that got arrested to a commune and fence them in. They want to eat grow it, want in out of the rain build it. Just never let them integrate into our perfect society every against. And those felons living on your street that have not been caught yet, watch out we are coming for you. Especially those white collar crime guys they are so devious. In case of over flow
cryo-freeze until we have room for their kind.
Let the Criminals in and take our guns!! What an idiot and disrespectful so called Human Being. Just another way to weaken the Nation!!
Bob, only a fool would surrender a firearm. A coward does it willingly. A patriot would only give them the bullets, at muzzle velocity.
Obama scores again. How many days left in office
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Thanks, President Creep. Now I won’t have to hunt them down.
I will destroy any threat to my family. Any threat ! Do you understand, you sick creep.
He’d move the slums of Calcutta and everywhere else here if he could.
And if Barry has a problem with that, we should smack his ass down, too.
DEATH to all muslims.
Barry never disappoints how stupid his policies are….
Lets see, You can’t decide who you will or will not sell a product to (cakes), You can’t decide who you will or will not hire to work for you. Now you can’t decide who you can rent your property to. What does the government think about our rights? Only criminals, dirt bags, and illegals have rights and the business people and law abiding citizens can just go to hell. How did these idiots ever get in charge of making laws?
we put them there, sadly….
So lets offer to pay part of the rent for these low lifers if they move in around a politician that made the law
You hipocrit. I suppose when you die you think you are going to heaven? Well you probably will be surprised that a good number of people who have been convicted of a felony and did their time got out and made productive citizens. Whatsoever you do to the least of my children that you do unto me! Jesus told a convicted thief: Today you shall be with me in paradise! If you cannot pardon you will not be pardoned,
Wasn’t the other thief condemned? How are people truly to know that the con’s heart is in the right place and they want forgiveness and have repented of their actions? Jesus knew the one thief was sorry because he admitted he deserved his punishment. Jesus knew his heart and that was why he was forgiven. Normal people have no way of knowing this.
Good for you Frank,
Just how many rentals do you have and how many are rented to those darlings you’re praising.
Hey Frank, I am NOT Jesus and would NEVER try comparing myself to Him. I am not that overflowing with love and compassion for someone that thinks he can just walk off with what I worked for. I wouldn’t mind seeing a few on a cross. They would “deserve it”, like one thief told the other. You want what I have? Suck it up and: Go EARN it!
DEATH to all muslims.
Bring it on????????????????
Bring it on????????????????
No, we citzens did not put Barry in our White House, THE ELITES, socialist/communist/MUSLIMs!!!!!/atheist, PLUS all the welfare people thinking get more free stuff, no have to work!!!!!! all AMERICANS KNOW now for 8 long years destroying fast & furious 8 years, CITIZENS/AMERICANS/TAXPAYERS ARE MAD AS HELL…still Congress, FBI, have DONE ZERO NO TREASON, etc. while he spents more and more, deeper in debt over 20 trillion, should arrest, they did not do their JOB/part/ANY!!!, gave into all to the muslim very very prissy BARRY.B.HUESSIEN obama, how can he be so prissy & muslim, ALL muslims hate prissy MALES???..ALSO THE TRAITORS, helping destroy all OF OUR USA IS, THE George Soros, bill ayers & wife, biggest taker of $$$$, big LIAR Jesse Jackson & his pal Jeremiah WRIGHT!!!! BIG TIME! THE TWO, then ALL the AL SHARPTON’S, that should be in jail, one of the worst, I mean, big time BARRY’S MENTOR/boss, VALERIE JARRETT ALL THE WAY FROM CHICAGO days, their fired X!!! lawyer days!!! to our WHITE HOUSE, Valerie born in Iran worked VERY VERY HARD TO DO ALL, TO fake, LAZY, UGLY, HUGH, MICHAEL/michelle….etc…GOD PLEASE HELP THE USA, NOW, TAKE OUR AMERICA BACK…amen
If the people that broke the law in the bush admin had gone to jail like the Rethuglicans in the Reagan Admin we would have less criminals on the streets
Your a new kind of stupid if you are saying it’s Bush’s fault there are so many criminals on the streets??
We need to quit feeding the animals that are living off the government system. If you quit feeding them, they will have to work to survive or they will die. Either way, it is a win win for the American Taxpayer. Some of these families have lived off the government for generations. Time to exterminate the rats in the barn.
and the delusional can speak you go Abe…..and make stupid comments…yea
actually most of our beloved politicians have flip flopped immensely as always. they say one thing and do another just to get into office.
Yes that is true, I think we should hold our noses and vote them all out of office for then next 15 years. This will destroy the ruling class because they will be out, also the lobbyists will be out because just as they get them to their liking they are gone and have to start all over again. That will also bankrupt them because they will have to pay so much and get so little.
That’s right now that they are making more Gun Laws your tenants will be the ones with Guns.They voted these people in doesn’t anyone Think it’s time to take our Country Back. Keep voting for these Asses!
Not me. I knew something was up when he wanted to change America. Hey, so you might be living next door to a child molester? So what happens then? Will the other tenet with kids sue the landlord for letting a perv live next door? What a wackadoo.
I have never seen people as evil as they are today, People against people and nation against nation. Believe me my friends it is going to get a thousand times worse. God is in complete control of everything that comes to earth. Nothing happens to earth unless God allows it to happen. God has blessed America for many years and made us a great nation for the entire world to see and they could find refuge and peace within her, caring for those that were sick, wounded and in need, but his blessings are over. All people in especially in America for we were the light of the world, now America has turned her head despitefully away from God. The people can no longer see God in anything. They have become proud arrogant and boastful by their own strength and intelligence. God has used his people to warn America many times that they were in danger of burning in a pit of fire but; the people would not hear anything about it. God himself has warned us over and over but the people would not listen. Once when the land of Israel was destroyed by other nations He sent Katrina. In Israel they destroyed hundreds of homes with bulldozers but God destroyed thousands with Katrina when she came into New Orleans. Then he destroyed the twin towers and also the sycamore tree; the symbol of America’s success and wealth. Again and again the people were too busy drinking and partying and having sex out of marriage to pay any attention to what God was saying. We will not receive any more warnings. Being we had been so disobedient God allowed the American people to elect the Antichrist as their President. So they could wallow in the sinful sewer with their master. Now Satan has the duty which comes from God, to destroy America for her disobedience. America shall set in darkness and in silence. As her country is destroyed with fire and left as a dust bowl. And you have boosted there was no god. As the people die without Jesus Christ they will descend into hell, for all is about to receive the mark of Satan in their right hand or their forehead, the chip, 666.
Fish smells from the head. So we will hope next will be the right one!!!!
Well Spoken and the Lord is coming. If you want to be with Jesus You need to ask foe forgiveness for your sin and believe that Jesus is Lord and King.
Hildegarde-
For me, the asking for forgiveness part was the easiest step; the next step, believing you have received it, is much tougher; tougher still, IMO, is bearing fruit worthy of repentance.
Amen
You are so right. We were founded by Godly people but seems most have forgotten the Constitution and now our children are not allowed to mention God or Jesus at school for fear of offending someone. So sad.
That is the Progressive way, get God opt of everything because it is easer to deceive and manipulate when you have no moral center or guidance!
OMG….well said….my thoughts exactly:)
I Love to have my own personal thoughts written down , as Mr Kyzer
has written . Thank you Mr Kyzer.
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Hail Satan would you Christian stop blaming every thing on Satan, Mann has free will, to do as they choose, And Satan has nothing to do with it, And second of all Satan control; this world Not your Christian God, you should read ancient text and learn the truth, And about people getting out of jail and coming back into their communities, I think is good, The person did his time to society he has the right to come back, and live a peaceful life,with the same right as any one else, Read your constitution it does say after some pays his debet to society he is to be a free man, with all right. well close to that, And the last I check mre people were being killed by people with out criminal record than with, Take your Police who kill over 500 innocent people a year FBI statistic, And they all have a right for a place to live, and when they are They are and innocent person unless the commit again, Stop running so scared. I bet every one has dealt with and ex con and didn’t even know it,
Give praise and glory to our Father, grace and mercy be his who lives by his words. Amen
Those idiots were voted in by close-minded, gullible, kool-aid drinking SHEEPLE????. Regretfully it’ll be repeated yet again when all those “entitled SHEEPLE” vote November 2016. We’re doomed to live in this quagmire another decade or more if ALL the libs, lgbt & illegals have their way.
Unfortunately it is probably worse then that, don’t forget we have (depending on the source) between 100 & 300 trillion in unfunded liabilities (i.e. SSN, Medicaid, Medicare, Government Pensions etc.). We will be lucky if the country survives at all.
Sh!t$z is gonna hit the fan . Soon. That’ s why he wants everyone’s guns. So when they have to confiscate everyone’s savings to pay off debt and his 18% raise he just asked for when he leaves office. They won’t be able to scare them off with their guns. I know Presidents can take a raise when they leave, but I think any one of our past President’s would not have done so with a debt like we have now. These past seven years are Mr. O’s not Bush anymore. We all have to spend within our means. The government should have to do the same. His job is to protect our borders and country. Get out and vote this fall folks. We need to change things around for the good.
I don’t remember all this kind of things going before Obama The Blowhard/Liar-in-Chief, going on eight years. Community organizing includes electoral and nonelectoral strategies and tactics—negotiations with institutional decision makers and, in the absence of mutually acceptable agreements, nonviolent disruption, public shaming, economic action. Obama a student of,
“Saul Alinsky” Obama has caused this with his. Fundimently Changing This United States of America, he should get ALL The Credit for what is going on now.
People vote for the Democrats and the money political establishment that buy both sides of the isle. Like any business person will way. I give money to the dems and the reps and whoever wins I still get my favors and get what I want. White House for sales. This is why I love Trump. He hasn’t sold his sole and the money establishment is freaking out and the media is attacking him on every level. He’s a little rough around the edges but he wants to make things right and not for sale. He doesn’t want to send women to jail for getting pregnant. The question was IF it is illegal would women be legally punished. Well if it was made illegal then common sense says, of course. All illegal acts has some legal consequences. The republican party has been pro life since Reagan. I don’t think it will be made illegal and not worried about it. The more they go after Trump the more I support him. We someone OUTSIDE of the establishment.
Its time to get this bastard out of the white house and into the big house
Obama used the black American like Hitler used the poor German to gain power. James…..he is a Bastard with a capital B.
you voted them in stupid!
I agree 100%, but we voted them in. I think it should be against the law for the Gov. to interfere in my life unless I am breaking a law that will result in injury. Don’t they have enough to govern without shaking down the law abiding, hard working, tax paying people?
How are they making the laws???? Because sleazy, snarky liberals voted for these mongrels!!! THAT’S WHY!!!!!!
We elected them and continue to do so (feel the burn now!)
Why don’t the news media report all this? They want the American people to stay ignorant to what is happening. Thank goodness for the internet. That’s why they wanted to censur it a while back. Remember???We have less and less rights under Obama’s time. He is addicted to power. This is a man that has a long time anger problem that he never resolved.
It boundaries on insanity.
Just be ready and lock and load.
HUD is partially right, only to the point of 3 family rental units and above, do they have control of. You as a property owner of a multi unit building can set guide lines, credit standards, and guidelines to prohibit certain criminal convictions as outlined, consult a local property manager for assistance. Here is the BIG BUT, The property owners MUST apply these rules across the board to ALL applicants, such as demanding a certain credit score , no evictions or eviction filings and a clean background. The prospective occupant must fill out a rental application, attach a photo ID, issued by the State,, copy of their social security card, and a recent month of pay stubs. The property owner can charge the prospect a fee to screen this application. I do not mean a credit report, find a company that specializes in landlord/tenant screening. I leave you with one last comment, CONSULT YOUR ATTORNEY FIRST.
All of Obama’s changing of laws to protect the criminals w/ felonies, illegals, minorities is getting way out of hand! All the while, hard-working taxpayers are supporting these derelicts!
We the people and taxpayers are the real ones being descrimated against. Obama is turning our country into Communist Socialsm- just like China and Russia! Everyday he’s adding new laws- trying to get as many illegal laws signed in before he’s out!
What next- being told what we have to eat, where to shop, when we can leave our house and on and on.
People take heed we’re losing our freedom & country to these maninacs! If Hillary is elected she will finish the job!
It’s called political correct. Maybe it getting close to taking up arms. Getty our country back.
Why hasn’t the last 8 years cleaned them up? Instead they have let them get totally out of hand. I have two thoughts on this law 1> If they have paid their debt to society then they should not be profiled. If it is some one that is a true threat to society then the law should keep a watch . Usually a convicted person is incarcerated so how are they going to move into a house?
2. the rights of people are being taken a little at a time . This is an example. I call this creeping socialism. A little at a time so people do not notice The next generation will not even know there was freedom to think for themselves.
OBAMA WANTS US ALL DEAD< HE HATES US<
Our resident tyrant, Barack Hussein Mohammad Obama now forces residential social changes on Americans that were never meant to apply to his residential status. The man is a tyrant, and out of control.
We need to be rid of him, in any way possible.
I have read from other reports that he is planning to impose Martial Law to stay forever at the WH.
I have heard that too. I believe it.
Obama is a tyrant and dictator and a jacks. Put criminals in the White House with him and his nasty family.
In Total Agreement with you. Need to rid ourselves of this “CANCER”
Barack Hussein Obama.
Careful, you are suggesting that we stupa to his level if we use any means possible!
I said before and I’ll say it again. He is pushing us to revolt so he can inact Marshell Law. Well all I can say to that is I hope he is somewhere else when he does decide to do that. He’ll more than likely be out playing golf, I hope, I hope.
Amen!
I am a Landlord, but I select tenants based on their ability to pay, their job stability, their credit ratings, their criminal records, and the prior rental history. I must not be forced by Obama to rent my home to convicted criminals, rapists, drug addicts, drunks, and just viscous kinds of people. I have the right to ensure that I get paid for what I worked hard, that I am safe, that they tenants take good care of my home instead of criminals burning or destroying it. If Obama prevents me from securing my life and my home, then I think he is part of the problem, and lawlessness.
‘BINGO’! Nail on the head Connie. All of our freedoms that we, as Americans, have enjoyed for so long are gradually being snipped away, one at a time. 🙁
Thank you for your comments and I agree with you. The only thing Obama and followers need is to be swinging from a rope for treason.
Here is where you are making a big mistake, this use to be the United States of America. Where if you worked hard and abided by the law you would do well. Now it is all about what Progressives want and the hell with the people.
We need to Chang that NOW.
Right on, Connie!
Barack “Islamic Terrorist” Obama has the spirit of the antichrist. He will be removed.
And every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already.
1 John 4:3 ESV
osama IS a criminal
Put criminals in the White House with Obama and his Disgusting Filthy family!!!!!!!!!!
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The government doesn’t have any business telling landlords who they rent to. Doesn’t our country have property seizure laws which allows government to seize property allegedly used in a crime even if the criminal doesn’t own the property? Could it be this is a way for the Feds to begin to claim rental property?
My thought is that a person who invests in purchasing and maintaining property should be allowed to set the price for said property and decide who lives in it. If the government wants to provide accommodations to everyone they can do it through public housing.
I understand people are falsely convicted every day, but landlords should not be forced to turn their property into a cesspool of society just because President Obama wants to be fair. If the president thinks this is such a good idea, perhaps the White House should take in several ex-convicts to live in some of the extra rooms. Maybe Mrs. Obama would be happy to have a pedophile or rapist living in the room beside her daughters. After all, if President Obama has no problem with a released pedophile or rapist living next door to me why should he not want them sharing the same building with him?
Number one , it’s not his house anyways. It’s OUR house. Kick his ass out.
Well said!
He wants all his homeys and choom gang members to have a place to crash.
Cmon brutha. Led em in.
Pity the fools that voted for this Chud. Not once, but TWICE.
TRUMP can FIX THIS issue TOO!! Eminent domain!!!!!!!!
God BLESS TRUMP!!! We NEED HIM!!!
YES, WE NEED DONALD TRUMP, HE CAN FIX THIS ISSUE. TOO AND A LOT OF OTHER PROBLEMS OUR COUNTRY IS IN DISTRESS, ONE HELL OF A MESS PLEASE VOTE FOR TRUMP. LETS GET SOME ONE HO IS ON OUR SIDE AND A USA CITIZEN. PLEASE PEOPLE LETS NOT BE STUPID, AGAIN.
now your talken,,that is why the politicians, don’t want Trump in, because he knows to much, and he is not a politician, I think he is our only hope, and I don’t think it is fare or right what they are doing to him, they are working to make him lose, talking him down, and I heard they were bringing in a bunch of illegals to vote against him to make him lose, they are nervous, they see how good he was doing and they don’t want that, it isn’t fare to do what they are doing to him, and if they take this to the convention
then the politicians, get to pick who they want, not the people, and it is all rigged, if they would not have lied and dirtied, Trump up, this would of been a land slide, this is what we need some one in office that is not a politician, and don’t worry Trump knows too much, they are doing every thing they can to stop him, and it is not legal,, they said they had to stop him and why, !!! and they isn’t even right, think about it guys, there is a reason why they are so nerves and they don’t want him to win, he knows too much and he will clean our country up, if the dirty bastards don’t do something to him,,,,, think long and hard about what I am saying, and Obama he is working with the criminals against us, he is bringing our military down he is bankrupting us ,,, taking our guns, and even if you have your guns ,, he is making it so that you cant even get the bullets, for the guns, he is crippling us, I could go on and on, and if Hillary gets on she will take over for him, she is a crook too, who would do what all she has done and not be in jail, you and I would be under the jail , if we did half of what she did, I better sign off because I am really hot,
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If you care enough to understand the Obama agenda, I suggest you read Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma Goldman.
The moves that of Obama,releasing prisoners at Gitmo and our prisons here,downsizing the military, Obamacare, not taking ISIS seriously as many would like to do and the agenda goes on. You have seven years of the direction he has taken. Why?
Once you read this book, His motives become clear. THis is an eye opening read.
Be ready. Lock and load people.
Talmadge, which planet did you come from? Your diatribe sounds like something out of pre medieval times. take a leap into the 21st century!!!
The demise of America is written in the Bible. All we can do to save our souls is to believe in God. Nothing else will save America for what is written. So sad for our kids and grandchildren.
It may not but we sure can have fun cleaning house.
Dbrcfe-
Belief in God is not enough.
To cite James, “Even the devils believe…and tremble.”
To cite Christ, “Why do you call Me Lord, lord,’ but do not do what I tell you?”
Yes he wants to make landlord accept criminal s. Well the government housing will not accept them. He’s a deciever.
THIS IS EASY FOR THE LANDLORD TO GET AROUND THIS POLICY…….JUST HANDLE IT THE WAY GOVERNMENT & BUSINESSES HANDLE THINGS. EXAMPLE: WE ALL KNOW ABOUT IT BEING ILLEGAL TO ASK AGE ON AN INTERVIEW, SO AS TO NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST OLDER JOB HUNTERS. BUT YOU HAVE TO SHOW PICTURE ID, WHICH DISPLAYS YOUR BIRTHDATE, & SO YOU’RE TOLD THEY HIRED SOMEONE MORE QUALIFIED. SAME THING WITH REGARDS TO THE DISABLED. SOMEONE IS “ALWAYS” MORE QUALIFIED THAN YOU! LANDLORDS, YOU CAN DO IT TOO. JUST BE SMART ABOUT YOUR “WORDING” & LET THE CRIMINALS MOVE NEXT DOOR TO THE OBAMA FAMILY!!!!
This President has torn people apart! He has no right telling anyone who they can rent to! He is a f****** dictator! He is turning this country into a sanctuary for criminals of all types. He has pulled out part of the citizenship vow. The part that says they will defend this country has been taken out. He has been trying to legalize as many illegals as possible before the election in an effort to get killary in. Once she is in he can get his seat in the UN where his destruction of this world will be in his hands. He will keep his family safe in dubai as he tears down the world powers and claims his little boy virgins!
This is pretty funny coming from the biggest criminal of them all….his true colors are really coming out…smh!
Not all criminals are bad people. Most of these posts here are people that are so predudice it sounds like you are still fighting the civil war! Grow up. Doesn’t sound like a true Christian in the bunch!
Hey, EC….so what do you call criminals? GOOD PEOPLE??? They are CRIMINALS because the committed a freakin CRIME!!! Please don’t tell me that if you have a daughter 9 years old you wouldn’t mind a bit if the person who owned the house right next to yours rented it to a pedophile, unless you are a liberal in which case your mind is already fried. The trouble with liberals is that they know what’s best for EVERYONE ELSE. A day is not complete if they didn’t ruin someone else’s day. As the great Michael Savage said “LIBERALISM IS A MENTAL DISORDER”
Just more liberal bullshit. Had enough yet?
Oblamo’s DNA is all messed up. I’ve been trying to find a “smidgen” of integrity in his lying, dishonest and evil face but no can do. Every vile act he perpetrates against the American people and our nation is the road he’s chosen and paved directly to HELL. Have a nice trip moron and remember to take all your evil sidekicks along with you.
I want all of these ex-cons to apply for apartments in the Washington, D.C. suburbs-right next door to all of these uppity government snobs. Then see how well they’ll be received. Also try to move into the Hyde Park Chicago neighborhood-right next to their buddy Mr. Obama!!
04/05/16 = Good afternoon, I am 73 yrs. old and I have never witnessed anything like, this now, collapse of America. But….. I do know that GOD gives all of his creation many chances, before the Consequence of Destruction comes. America is Hanging In The Balance. And…because HIS people have been praying for someone to Turn This Country Around, I believe that GOD has prepared One Last Chance for America to “get it right”. I believe that Mr. Trump has been prepared for the job. Since all of the politicians have to rely on super pacs to get elected into office, they are owned by those that carry them. Mr. Trump is NOT OWNED by anyone, but the people of America. He has all of the qualifications, the will to do the job, the energy and “know how”, and the love of America and the Americans, to protect and make us a respected, abundant Nation once again. = ALMIGHTY, MOST HIGH GOD, Please Give Us Your Common Sense and Wisdom to Help us See and Understand The Truth.
I have friends that have been arrested and sentenced , all have been non-violent crimes. Not selling drugs or anything harmful to anyone but themselves.. Most of them have been “off books” for at minimal of three years. They all have jobs and pay rent and have not been in “trouble” for aan average of 6-7 years.. All are living in low/sub-class apartments because that is only apartments will rent to them–because (in Houston) if you have been arrested and have record, there is no “forgiveness”. They will not even accept an application. This is not right–we all make mistakes, and if we are trying to get our lives straightened out– we do need back-ups–.none of the people I am talking about have been on welfare or been involved in anything that has affected anyone but themselves harmfully. We, as a nation should have some part of forgiveness within. I agree that no hardened criminal should have to be approved–but just to have a rule that IF you have a record-absolutely I will not lease to you is ridiculous!!
@Ann – I agree … should be limited to repeat offenders and hard-core criminals… not people who were selling pot to adults or who made a mistake that they sincerely regret and have genuine remorse for OR where they are really a good, decent person who was contributing to society and was ‘in the wrong place at the wrong time.’
I agree to some mild extent, but like in all facets of life unfortunately the 99% often suffer with the 1% that are total buttheads. But I think you are being too generous in your broad brush opinion that we need to give all these criminals a second chance. Many don’t deserve a second chance and how do you separate them? Besides, in all of our justice system they have an ARD program which gives first time offenders a chance by removing their records entirely after six months if they keep their record clean. I think that is sufficient. If you don’t quality for the ARD program, and many criminals don’t, then they committed heinous crimes and we shouldn’t want those people next door to us anyway. This is a very controversial subject, I realize, but as is the case in our society we need to protect the innocent, not keep giving chances to the guilty.
Obama is against the law abiding citizens. He wants to put felons back on the street and use any crazy reason he can think of to take our guns away. Who is going to protect us law abiding citizens from these hardened criminals?
The sad part is HUD does not enforce thier own rules on the recipients of benefits now !!! Persons on assistance are not allowed to have unregistered persons living in thier homes yet the HUD apartments are full of baby daddies living for no charge. Its a double standard brought on by the liberal crooks that demand the nanny state !!! The poor property owner will now pay the price for HUD’s incompetence and corruption.
Obama is such a F$#&ing LOSER LIAR CRIMINAL, PUSSY
The wealthy and the elites who make these decisions for the rest of us know that these ex-cons cannot afford to live in their high-end neighborhoods. Psychopaths/sociopaths do not concern themselves with anything that doesn’t personally affect them.
If they (and their families) aren’t personally impacted they don’t give a rat’s azz about anyone else.
There’s a catch-22 for you: In many areas landlords HAVE to perform background checks because there are LEGAL RESTRICTIONS on where convicted sex offenders can and can’t live. And I can’t see how one could perform enough of a background check on someone to determine if they’re capable of paying the rent without learning whether or not they’ve been incarcerated.
You can make the low life criminals disappear never to be found very easily.
Obama is not the first black president. He is not black he was born to a white mother. This makes him a MULATTO. Washington does not want to talk about this as do a lot of white folks and the blacks.
We already have criminals and they are called politicians so please keep them in Washington, D.C. and Chicago and leave the rest of us the hell alone. Why doesn’t the Mafia get rid of such trash if they kill there own why not go after the people that are ruining our country if you won’t tell neither will I.
If Hillary gets into the White House she will be Obama’s third term resident.
LOL, Hell, this is nothing new as in my city we already have a bunch of criminals living in our neighborhood.
An ‘ILLEGAL’ Kenyan has been ‘OCCUPYING’ 1600 Pennsylvania Ave since 2008.
If no one cares about that TRAVESTY of justice in our Nations Capital, why would
anyone care about other ‘CRIMINALS’ moving into their own neighborhoods?
(Just a rhetorical question posed to those who might understand!)
The landlords may have their hands tied on who they rent to but, it would be the surrounding community who you would have to watch out for ?????????????????????????????
He has sex slaves working within six blocks of the white house and now we can see how many blocks away will all of the criminals live from his new digs. Oh yes, keep plenty of opportunity for residents living next to the members of congress and their staff
The United States needs another great President like Woodrow Wilson. He got things done like The Federal Reserve Income Tax, League of Nations, World War I,
Great Guy
cliff-
i’m hoping you’re trying to pull our collective legs, here.
But Wilson is rumored to have said on his deathbed, “i have betrayed my country.”
If you read about Wilson’s history, he was plucked from obscurity by some rich bastards who wanted him for their WH puppet, and that’s what they got. You should also read up on a curious character by the name of “Colonel” Edward Mandell House, too…if you’re unaware, that is…
As to the subject of this article, i believe that the 9th and 10th Amendments(when combined with the Preamble to the Bill of Rights) make it perfectly clear to even the DULLEST of intellects that unless a power has been specifically delegated to General government agents, it
does
not
exist
Period.
So personally, unless any State Constitution has granted the right to regulate who may or may not rent from anyone, this would be a power RESERVED TO THE PEOPLE, and it can be safely ignored with impunity. Landlords – and landlords ALONE – should have the final say over whom they will rent to, and under what conditions, as long as there’s no unreasonable exclusions like ALL Jews, ALL black people, ALL gay people, ALL (italians, irish, chinese) are excluded for no reason OTHER than their race, nationality, religion, political persuasion, or sexual preference. Of COURSE landlords should be able to discriminate against those who have prior criminal records, a horrible credit history, prior evictions, or even any criminal record AT ALL. If, after reviewing all the rental app info, they are found to be truthful even IF they’ve had any number of the foregoing black marks mentioned, and the landlord decides to rent ANYWAY, that should be a decision they and they ALONE get to make. Lying on a rental app, even to the slightest degree, should be grounds for refusal to rent and/or eviction if at any time subsequent to the rental, a lie on the app was discovered.
Most of these “statutes” which pass as “laws” today are the result of taking powers not delegated, anyway. Fight them by ignoring them and daring them to take you to court. Any sufficiently-informed juror will not convict because the law itself is bogus and Unconstitutional.
A LOT of them are based on an UNCONSCIONABLE “interpretation” of the Commerce clause, too.
It’s been nearly 24 hours since i posted my comment; i’m curious to know what the holdup is, and why my comment needs “moderation” in the first place. What specific words or phrases have triggered this delay?
Welcome!
In Lassen we practice the 3 S’s, shoot, shovel and silence.
Obama may never notice our criminals just disappear.
traitor to American values should of been inpeached Go Donald