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N.J. bill would help people with criminal records find housing

Arrests and convictions can keep potential tenants from renting homes years or decades after their release. N.J. could be the first state to limit how landlords can use background checks.

Lawmakers are considering legislation that would make New Jersey the first state to limit how landlords can use criminal histories when choosing tenants.
Lawmakers are considering legislation that would make New Jersey the first state to limit how landlords can use criminal histories when choosing tenants.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer