SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A housing watchdog group, Housing Rights Initiative (HRI), said its sweeping undercover investigation exposed landlords around Oakland who illegally thwarted prospective renters who use Housing Choice Vouchers, also known as Section 8.
On Wednesday, HRI filed housing discrimination cases targeting 62 real estate agents, brokerage firms, and landlords in Oakland and across California. HRI said the group compiled evidence showing low-income prospective tenants were discriminated against, in violation of state law.
“Real estate companies can’t slam the door in the face of low-income families in California,” HRI wrote…