AB 915

This bill provides that it is discrimination under the state open housing law to

do any of the following:

1. Inquire, whether orally or in writing, of a prospective tenant or any other

individual about any eviction of a prospective tenant that occurred more than five

years prior. The bill prohibits a prospective tenant from being asked about prior

evictions unless the prospective tenant is informed that evictions more than five

years old need not be disclosed.

2. Refuse to rent housing to an individual, or otherwise treat an individual

unequally in the terms, conditions, or privileges of rental of housing, because of an

eviction of the individual that occurred more than five years prior to the date of a

rental application.

The open housing law is administered by the Department of Workforce

Development, which receives, investigates, and evaluates complaints of violations

and may order relief in appropriate cases. Persons who allege a violation of the open

housing law may also bring a civil action.