In the sea of Denver’s booming rental market, a national program called Crime Free Multi-Housing could be coming soon to an apartment near you.
“It’s being considered right now as one of the tools for us,” said Denver Lieutenant Kevin Edling. “We’re looking at if it fits in Chief Pazen’s view of what we want in the city and county of Denver when it comes to crime prevention and reducing social harms.”
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The idea is to keep illegal activity out of rental properties by implementing rules that state a renter can lose their apartment if they’re connected to a crime.
Denver7 took at 360 look at the practice in Longmont with multiple perspectives after a convicted felon blamed the program as a reason for why he can’t find housing.
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