HB0206 Summary

• Amends the Housing Authorities Act to require individualized assessments before denying housing certification or recertification to applicants with prior convictions for controlled substance sales or distribution.

• Authorities must determine whether the person would constitute a threat to community safety or engage in unlawful activities before refusing certification or recertification.

• Authorities must consider mitigating circumstances during assessment, including: nature of the crime, time elapsed since conviction, applicant's background, incentive to litigate, and evidence of rehabilitation.

• Requires authorities to provide notice to applicants that they may be denied certification due to criminal conviction and have the right to an impartial hearing to contest the denial based on their particular circumstances.