Compliance: Kansas City Tenant Screening Ordinance (231019)

Kansas City Ordinance 231019

Effective August 1, 2024: KC 231019 Ordinance Legislation was approved and signed by Mayor Quinton Lucas.

Details

This measure states:

It shall be unlawful to:

• To refuse to rent to a tenant solely because of:
  • An adverse credit report, lack of credit history, prior convictions, prior evictions, or alleged damages without reference to additional information provided pursuant to Section 38-105(e)
    • Except: Prior evictions or alleged damages that occurred within one year of the date that the tenant would begin a new rental agreement may result in refusal to rent to that tenant.
    • Except: It shall not constitute a violation to deny a rental application based on reference to 2 or more factors described above.
  • Section 38-105(e): The landlord shall review and consider additional information provided by the rental applicant, including, but not limited to:
    • EVICTIONS: Recency, status, credit challenges, alleged damages and any actions taken by the applicant to resolve past evictions
    • CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS: Recency, severity, violent or sexual nature, facts or circumstances, age of the applicant at the time of the conduct and age or vulnerability of the victim at the time of the conduct.
    • PERSONAL REFERENCES
    • EVIDENCE: that the applicant has maintained a good tenant history in the intervening time, and evidence of rehabilitation efforts.
• A landlord who used misinformation or incorrect information to deny an application shall reconsider the application upon receipt of corrected information.
• If a prospective tenant requests the rationale for their denied application, the landlord must inform the applicant in writing of their rights under this bill.

Please reference the following link for further details: Kansas City - File #: 231019.