Source-of-Income Housing Discrimination in Ohio

On December 12, 2022, the Ohio Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights adopted a proposal to study source-of-income housing discrimination in Ohio. The focus of the Committee’s inquiry was to examine ways landlords may decline or discourage housing applicants based on their lawful source-of-income, and to understand the impact of source-of-income discrimination on housing stability as well as other broader indicators of social and economic wellbeing. From a civil rights perspective, the Committee sought to consider the impact of source-of-income discrimination on the advancement of fair housing goals and related civil-rights protections.