Tzedek DC and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington submitted a joint testimony to the DC Council Committee on Housing and Executive Administration in support of the Eviction Record Sealing Authority Amendment Act of 2021 and the Fair Tenant Screening Act of 2021. The testimony underscores the importance of these proposed bills in limiting the harms to DC residents of an eviction or lawsuit from their landlord as well as ensuring that DC consumers have protections from a system that is not adequately regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Read the full testimony here.