The tenant screener violated the Fair Housing Act for years as it doled out disproportionately low risk scores to Black and Hispanic rental applicants with housing vouchers, a new federal lawsuit says.
Source: Inman News
SafeRent discriminated against Black, Hispanic renters often: Suit
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