Can the City of Urban Ground discriminate against felons?

HOUSTON - Nov. 7, 2023 - PRLog -- Urban Ground Residence is a micro city that operates in accordance with both state and federal laws as do all preexisting gay communities and Urban Ground Resort & Residence abides by the landlord - tenant rules, laws and regulations that govern our business dealings and interactions between landlords and tenants. These laws help to regulate everything from keeping our property habitable, enjoyful, and safe, to the steps needed to evict a tenant and the tenant screening process is no exception.

Can the City of Urban Ground discriminate against felons?

One area of the tenant screening process that may be confusing centers on the applicant's criminal background check. The Fair Housing Act doesn't include criminal history as a protected class and therefore applicants with such a background are not safe from residential denials.

The US makes up about 4% of the world's population but around 22% of the world's prisoners this according to Wikipedia as of October 2013, and recognizing that discriminatory practices may exists the City of Urban Ground adheres to a strict set of guidelines taking into account a potential residents past criminal background while not discriminating intentionally.

Urban Ground Resort, LLC, and the City of Urban Ground has the right to deny an application based on a person's criminal history in accordance with state and federal laws in refusing to rent to those with specific criminal backgrounds such as drug manufacturing, dealing, sex crimes, and violent crimes that we feel may impede the enjoyment and safety for others while at Urban Ground Resort & Residence.

For more information on what may disqualify a potential resident of the City of Urban Ground please visit https://www.urbangroundla.com/resident-qualifications/.