A Seattle ordinance prohibiting landlords from inquiring concerning the legal historical past of present or potential tenants in unconstitutional, a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court docket of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has held.
In a March 21 opinion, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit dominated 2-1 to partially reverse a decrease courtroom’s resolution to allow a Seattle ordinance prohibiting landlords from inquiring concerning the legal historical past of present or potential tenants. The ordinance additionally prevented landlords from taking hostile motion, like denying tenancy, in opposition to tenants primarily based on the knowledge.
