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Hispanic renters

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 8444 Report
SafeRent AI Screening Tool Allegedly Discriminated Against Housing Voucher Applicants

2022-05-25

SafeRent’s AI-powered tenant screening tool used credit history and non-rental-related debts to assign scores, disproportionately penalizing Black and Hispanic renters and those using housing vouchers. The reported discriminatory housing outcomes violated the Fair Housing Act and Massachusetts law. A class action lawsuit (Louis, et al. v. SafeRent Solutions, et al.) resulted in a $2.275 million settlement and changes to SafeRent’s practices.

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Landlords

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 844
    4 Reports

    SafeRent AI Screening Tool Allegedly Discriminated Against Housing Voucher Applicants

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SafeRent Solutions

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 844
    4 Reports

    SafeRent AI Screening Tool Allegedly Discriminated Against Housing Voucher Applicants

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Renters

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 844
    4 Reports

    SafeRent AI Screening Tool Allegedly Discriminated Against Housing Voucher Applicants

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Massachusetts renters

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 844
    4 Reports

    SafeRent AI Screening Tool Allegedly Discriminated Against Housing Voucher Applicants

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Black renters

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 844
    4 Reports

    SafeRent AI Screening Tool Allegedly Discriminated Against Housing Voucher Applicants

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Mary Louis

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 844
    4 Reports

    SafeRent AI Screening Tool Allegedly Discriminated Against Housing Voucher Applicants

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Monica Douglas

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 844
    4 Reports

    SafeRent AI Screening Tool Allegedly Discriminated Against Housing Voucher Applicants

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