An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Fair Housing.

SB 75 An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Fair Housing

Delaware 151st General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Fair Housing.
SB-75


About SB-75

This Act revises the Fair Housing Act to repeal the exception to discrimination based on source of income that allows a landlord to discriminate against tenants who participate in government-sponsored rental assistance programs. This exemption contributes to a lack of affordable housing in this State. There is currently a severe shortage of affordable housing for extremely low-income households in Delaware, with only 38 affordable rental units available for every 100 extremely low-income households. In addition, studies have shown that people who use government subsidies to move from high-poverty neighborhoods to communities with more opportunity have measurable health improvements and the children in these families earn more in adulthood than children who remain in high-poverty neighborhoods.

  

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Stricken In Senate

03/23/2021

Introduced And Assigned To Housing Committee In Senate

02/26/2021