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Arizona housing authorities’ strict criminal background checks often bar people who need a second chance

PHOENIX – As they look for a place to live in Arizona’s overheated rental market, applicants with criminal backgrounds seeking government-supported housing face hurdles that go far beyond what federal guidelines require. That’s because the housing authorities that provide these resources have used the wide discretion afforded them by the Department of Housing and Urban […]

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