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Source of Income Discrimination and Fair Housing Policy
Journal of Planning Literature
  • J. Rosie Tighe, Cleveland State University
  • Megan Hatch, Cleveland State University
  • Joseph Mead, Cleveland State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Abstract

The housing choice voucher program was designed with two main goals in mind: to eliminate concentrations of poverty and the social problems it causes and to provide poor households with greater access to higher-opportunity neighborhoods. However, research suggests that voucher holders would like to move to higher-opportunity neighborhoods, but often are unable to do so. One of the most prominent reasons for this is that, in most cities and states, local law allows landlords to discriminate against potential tenants on the grounds of their ‘‘source of income’’ (SOI). This article reviews the literature on discrimination of voucher recipients and the potential for SOI antidiscrimination laws to mitigate some of these negative outcomes.

DOI
10.1177/0885412216670603
Citation Information
J. Rosie Tighe, Megan Hatch and Joseph Mead. "Source of Income Discrimination and Fair Housing Policy" Journal of Planning Literature (2016) p. 1 - 13
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/j_tighe/8/