It may soon be illegal for landlords to reject tenants who use low-income housing vouchers, or Section 8.
The Atlanta City Council approved legislation Monday that would make those tenants a protected class under the city’s fair housing law.
The current definition prohibits discrimination based on qualities like race, age and sexual orientation. The new legislation would add “source of income” to the list. Previously, nothing prevented landlords from saying, “no.”
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