Lobby Day 2017: HB172/SB728
Everything you need to know about HB172/SB728
We say it all the time – everyone deserves to go home. Ensuring that people have access to affordable housing in good neighborhoods is a huge part of the work we do here at Health Care for the Homeless.
So this year we’re pushing hard for the Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act, which would prohibit landlords from discriminating against prospective tenants based on their legal source of income. If passed, the bill would give people with public subsidies—who are low-income and often have disabilities—greater opportunity to live near family, friends and other support networks, and the resources they need to thrive. With a 20-year history in the General Assembly, this might just be the year this bill makes some waves. Check out…
- A bill analysis for a quick and dirty overview of the basics
- Talking points to give you the real lowdown for meetings with lawmakers
- The bill itself for all you policy wonks out there
Additional resources
There are tons of other organizations and advocates out there working to pass the HOME Act. Follow these links for an even deeper dive into the issue:
- Consider the Person Campaign
- Maryland HOME Act Coalition
- The fight over housing vouchers, WYPR
- Affordable housing hard to come by in Baltimore County, WYPR
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Given the complexity of the HOME Act, it’s a bit tough to break it down into 140 characters. So we tried to do some of the hard work for you here:
- Source of income is NOT a cause for discrimination. Support access to affordable housing – Support the #HOMEact.
- Up for vote this year: de-concentrating poverty. With #HOMEact, #MDGeneralAssembly could bring greater equality to our cities. Pass #HB172!
- Health care. Housing. Incomes. FOR ALL. Pass the #HOMEact and let’s make this a reality.