Ossoff pushes bill to help renters build credit to buy homes

“Georgia families urgently need more affordable housing. That’s why I’m introducing this new legislation that will help families build credit as renters and better position them to become homeowners,” Ossoff said in a statement. Ossoff leaned on state Rep. Yasmin Neal (D-Morrow) to help him craft the bill. She said the two shared common goals, including increasing affordable housing supply in the state. “What we’ve found is a lot of renters are not being able to benefit the way they should from their positive rental payments,” she said in an...