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Escondido City Councilwoman wants ban on renting to illegals



ESCONDIDO, Calif. Landlords who rent to illegal immigrants would face fines or arrest under a proposed law by an Escondido City Councilwoman.

Marie Waldron said last week that she wants the city to consider creating an ordinance carrying a thousand-dollar fine and arrest in extreme cases for renting or leasing property to undocumented immigrants.

But the head of the San Diego County Apartment Association says the law would place landlords in the position of determining whether an applicant is in the U-S legally and that would violate state and federal laws on fair housing.

Escondido's city manager says even if an ordinance is approved, the city isn't set up to enforce it on all of the town's 20-thousand-500 rental units.