A group of about 20 residents gathered outside Phoenix City Hall on Wednesday and called on elected leaders to follow in Tucson's footsteps and pass an ordinance banning landlords from discriminating against renters who use government assistance.
"Allowing the denial of tenants based on their source of income goes against the fundamental civil right to fair housing," the elected leaders wrote. "I think it's safe to conclude she'll reach a different conclusion than her predecessor," Waring said.preventing landlords from refusing renters based on"source of income," including government housing vouchers, but was quickly forced to suspend it.
Mayes could decide Tucson's ordinance does not violate state law, does violate state law or"may" violate state law. Phoenix has the biggest housing voucher program in Arizona. It has a waitlist of more than 16,000 people. People on the list can wait three to five years for a voucher, and those who get one often have difficulty finding a home to rent because. With a deadline of just a few months to secure housing, voucher recipients often miss their chance for stable housing.
"I want you all to help my people. ... A fair housing ordinance, whatever we need to do for some help for vulnerable people, in any way possible," said Dana Burns of south Phoenix.