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Legislation to ban most criminal background checks for housing applications in New York City appears highly unlikely to come to the floor of the City Council for a vote in its last meeting of the year, sources tell NY1.
The negative outlook for the proposal is an abrupt shift from just a week ago, when NY1 reported the bill appeared poised to head to the floor. Sources tell NY1 after our story, the Rent Stabilization Association, an influential lobbying group representing property owners in the city, aggressively lobbied members of the City Council. As a result, some members withdrew their support for the measure.
In an interview with NY1, the bill’s sponsor, Councilman Stephen Levin of Brooklyn, said: "The fair chance for housing bill would ensure that the tens of thousands of New Yorkers that have had some experience with the criminal justice system are not penalized for life by not being able to have a roof over their head."
He added: "We made significant changes to the bill to accommodate concerns, such as allowing the sex offender registry to be referenced. But there continues to be those that are stoking fear rather than engaging on the legislation.”
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