The lawsuit seeks to overturn a law barring rental restrictions based on criminal convictions

The law, which went into effect this past February, prevents landlords from screening applicants based on criminal convictions; arrests that didn’t lead to a conviction; records that have been expunged, vacated, or sealed; and juvenile records. If a juvenile tenant is on the sex offender registry, that can’t be used for screening, either, but only juveniles—the ordinance cites a 2004 study that juvenile sex crimes have a low recidivism rate.

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