General advice<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\nAlthough discrimination is a crime in America, it is not a crime to discriminate against felons (or anyone at all) who a potential landlord would feel would negatively affect their business. Examples of reasons that an individual could be refused rental housing could be a history of non-payment, eviction, or destruction of property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Generally, social service experts advise individuals not to embark on a housing search for an apartment in a major rental community – these communities will generally run a background check which will show up an individual\u2019s criminal past (unless they have received a pardon or expungement), which will likely cause issues for an individual trying to gain housing whilst they have a felony against their name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n