Dallas suburb revised immigration ordinance [Farmers Branch, TX] News
Dallas suburb revised immigration ordinance [Farmers Branch, TX]

City of Farmers Branch, Ordinance 2903, January 22, 2006 [revising a city ordinance requiring apartment renters to show proof of US residency and penalizing landlords who rent to illegal immigrants; the revised ordinance will not require minors and tenants who are 62 years of age and older to prove their immigration status, and will allow lease renewals if the renters are currently tenants, the head of household or spouse is in the US legally, and the family includes only the spouse, their minor children or parents]. Read the full text of the revised ordinance [DOC]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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