6 Ways Cities Are Trying To Keep Rental Properties And Tenants Safe

6 Ways Cities Are Trying To Keep Rental Properties And Tenants Safe

For this article, Ben Austen examined dozens of crime-free-housing policies around the United States.This spring, as lawmakers in the Illinois State Senate debated a bill that would restrict local programs known as crime-free housing, hundreds of witnesses showed up to share their views on the proposed changes.City officials and police chiefs argued that ordinances governing the programs, which can require landlords to evict renters who have had…

Six Ways Cities Are Trying to Keep Rental Properties and Tenants Safe

This spring, as lawmakers in the Illinois State Senate debated a bill that would restrict local programs known as crime-free housing, hundreds of witnesses showed up to share their views on the proposed changes. City officials and police chiefs argued that ordinances governing the programs, which can require landlords to evict renters who have had contact with law enforcement, should stay as they are. Aggressive ordinances are needed, they said,…