Tenant Screening Algorithms Enable Racial and Disability Discrimination at Scale, and Contribute to Broader Patterns of Injustice

Last fall, a federal district court judge agreed to hear a tenant’s case against a tenant screening company – the first of its kind. The plaintiff, Carmen Arroyo, had asked permission for her son Mikhail to move in with her after he became disabled in an accident and needed care. A tenant screening company denied […]