The Fair Chance for Housing Act, passed by the City Council Wednesday, will limit the extent to which landlords, real estate brokers and other entities can factor in past convictions when considering ...

The City Council this week is expected to pass a bill that would partly bar landlords, co-op boards and brokers from refusing to rent or sell a home based on the person’s criminal history. The measure ...

When Bernard Charles created an account on Airbnb to book a stay for family members coming to town for his upcoming wedding, it did not cross his mind that two 7-year-old non-traffic summary offense ...

America needs more housing. Pressure for reform is only growing as available homes get less and less affordable. Unfortunately, rather than addressing the root cause of high housing prices—an epidemic ...

If you're looking to hire new employees for your business, you may ask yourself at some point: Should I be running a background check on candidates? Conducting background checks on your potential ...

Bumble is paying up over allegations that the app misrepresented its criminal background checks to users. The Austin-based dating app will make a settlement payment of $315,000 to the New Jersey ...