HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2004-044 - Fair Housing Month
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RESOLUTION NO. 2004- 44
A RESOLUTION OF THJE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
DECLARING APRIL AS "FAIR HOUSING MONTH"
WHEREAS, Title VIII of the 1968 Civil Rights Act (Federal Housing Law) prohibits
discrimination in the sale, rental, leasing, and financing of housing or land to be used for the
construction of housing or in the provision of brokerage services because of race, color, ancestry,
national origin, religion, sexual orientation, physical handicap (including AIDS), gender, age, and
marital/familial status; and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the City of Redding to implement programs to ensure equal
opportunity in housing for all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion,
sexual orientation, physical handicap (including AIDS), gender, age, and marital/familial status; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redding will assist all persons who feel they have been
discriminated against because of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sexual orientation,
physical handicap (including AIDS), gender, age, and marital/familial status to seek equity under
Federal and State laws by providing informational material and the necessary forms to file a
complaint with the California Department of Fair Housing or the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redding annually distributes informational brochmes and letters
with up-to-date regulations to landlords and realtors to make them aware of their respective
responsibilities and rights; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redding, in conjunction with various Federal, State, and local
entities, has selected April as an opportunity to educate the community on their rights and
responsibilities as tenants and landlords.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Redding
hereby declares April as "Fair Housing Month" in the City of Redding as part of the national effort to
educate tenants and landlords on their rights and responsibilities under the Federal Fair Housing
Law.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and read at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 6th day of April, 2004, and was duly
adopted at said meeting by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Cibula, Kight, Mathena, Stegall and Pohlmeyer
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Brad L. Fuller, City Attorney