I wonder if the Village has any jurisdiction to say WHO Landlords can rent to? And if they can, then they can say WHO any business can do business with!9-13-2013 Nebraska:
Leaders in the south-central Nebraska village of Alexandria gave initial approval to an ordinance that would restrict where sex offenders can live.
Village Board Chairman Steve Deger said the board passed the ordinance on first reading Wednesday evening. It must survive two more readings, set for Oct. 3 and Nov. 13.
The ordinance would forbid registered sex offenders from living within 500 feet of schools, village-owned and maintained parks, licensed day care centers and any school bus stops on village property. The ordinance also would fine landlords who rent to sex offenders $500 per day.
As of Thursday, one registered sex offender was living in the town of 177, according to the Nebraska Sex Offender Registry. Timothy McManaman, 40, pleaded guilty to second-degree sexual assault 14 years ago and served more than two years in prison.
Deger said the proposed law isn't intended to target one person but to protect children and others from sexual predators for as long as it remains in effect.
“I’m more interested in looking down the line than I am targeting a certain individual,” he said.
Opponents of the ordinance, including the ACLU and McManaman’s landlord, say the ordinance would place too much burden on landlords who don’t have control over their tenants’ criminal histories. ..Source.. by KEVIN ABOUREZK
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