Under the ordinance, which takes effect in January, landlords must ask new tenants to provide proof of citizenship or residency for every person living in the unit, from newborns to the elderly, or be fined up to $500 per undocumented person, per day.
I wonder which documents the ordinance specified as acceptable for proof. It shouldn't be a problem for the landlords provided the City specified which documents are acceptable as proof. The burden shouldn't be placed upon the landlords to prove the documents legit but rather that they were provided and appeared legit. It will be interesting to watch locals who have resided in the area all their life have to dig up the same info upon moving into a rental unit.
I wonder which documents the ordinance specified as acceptable for proof. It shouldn't be a problem for the landlords provided the City specified which documents are acceptable as proof. The burden shouldn't be placed upon the landlords to prove the documents legit but rather that they were provided and appeared legit. It will be interesting to watch locals who have resided in the area all their life have to dig up the same info upon moving into a rental unit. I would assume that proof of citizenship (birth certificate or US passport) would be all that would be required of US citizens, and US visas are actually fairly hard to fake. Unfortunately the US government doesn't like to show people what those visas look like so it's difficult to look at one and say 'yes, this is real.' I haven't seen samples on the USCIS's website at all.