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Can a rental background check that finds one arresst with adjudication withheld turn down a rental application?
Asked on Feb 02nd, 2021 on Landlord and Tenant Law - Florida
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Recently did a rental application and one of the questions was have you ever been convicted of a crime which honest answer no, but told we were turned down because of the background check.
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Sure. They are not required to rent to you. What they can't do is unlawfully descrminate against you if you are in a protected class. By example, some criminal arrests might be suspect if they were nominal like weed possession for young black males applying. Why? Because there might be a disproportionate impact on your black males renting based on claims of racial profiling for such charges per HUD. In contrast, if you had a crack cocaine arrest or methamphetimine, sexual assault, burglary, etc........its the landlords call.
Answered on Feb 26th, 2021 at 1:10 PM
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It is a private company and get set that criteria at a any lelvel
Seal the case and it will not show up
Wirhheld means you do not have a formal conviction and means you are not a convicted felon. It does not mean it disppears.
Look at the papers
the court founfd you guilty but withholds adjudication. A withold can prevent some one a green card or joining the military, for instance
Answered on Feb 03rd, 2021 at 9:01 AM