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Bexley Bans Rental Discrimination Based On Source Of Income

Bexley is the first community in central Ohio to ban housing discrimination based on how a tenant gets their rent money. 

The new ordinace adds "source of income" to the city's fair housing law. That is  defined as

“...lawful income derived from wages, Social Security, supplemental security income, all forms of federal, state or local assistance payments or subsidies, including rent vouchers, child support, spousal support and public assistance which can be verified and substantiated.”

The measure is meant to protect people who use federal housing vouchers to pay rent. Cincinnati, South Euclid, and University Heights have approved similar measures. 
 

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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