HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso. 2025-013 - Resolution April as "Fair Housing Month RES�LUTION NO, 2425-413
A SIDLUTION �DF "FFIE CITY COUNCIL +DF` THE CITI' t7�F RED►DING
DECLARII�TG APRIL AS"FAIR fI+DU�II'�G M+DI�tTH"
WHEREAS, Title VIII of the 1968 Civil F�ights Act (Federal Housing Lavv) prohibits
discriminatian in the sa1e, rental,, leasing and financing of housing or land tcs be used for the
constructit�n of housing ar in the provision af brc�kerage services because vf race, calor, ancestry;
national origin,religion, physical disabilitie�, gender, age, and marital/familial status; and
VVHE AS, it is the policy c�f the City r�f Redding to implernent programs ta ensure equal
opportunity in housing for all persons re�ardless c�f race, color, ancestry, natianal oz�igin, religion;
physical disabilities, gender, age, and maritalJfamiliai status; and
WHE AS,the City crf Redding wi11 assrst all persons who feel they have been discriminated
against because of race, cc�lor, ancestry, national origin, religion, physical disabilities, gender, age;
and marital/farnilial status to seek equzty undeY: federal and state laws by providing informational
material and the necessary forms to file a complaint with the Califc�rnia l)epartment of Fair Housing
or the U.S, Department c�f Housing and Urban I)evelopment; and
WI3E12EAS, the City c�f R:edding annually distributes inft�rmatic�n�l brochures and letters
with c�rrent regulatio�s to landlords and real estate agents to mal�e them aware of their respective
r�spansibilities and rights; and
WHE A�,the City of Redding,in conjunction with various federal,state,and`lc�cal entities;
has selected April as an opportunify ta educate the community an its rights and respansibilities as
tenants ancl landloxds;
Nt)�, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council t�f the City of Redding
hereby d�clares l�pril as "Fair Housing Mc�nth"in the City of Redding as part r�f the natiQnal effort
to educate tenants and landlords on their rights and responsibilities under the Federa� Fair Hc�using
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I HEREBY CEl2TIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced at a;reg�lar m�eting af
the City Council af the City of Redding on the 4th day of March, 2425, and was duly adopted at said
meeting by the following vote:
AYES: Ci�UNCTL MEMBEI2S: -Audette,Dha� �Littau,Resner,and Munns
NOES: CQUNCIL ME EItS: -Noa�e
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ABSTAIN:' C+D�.TNCIL MEMBEI2S, -None �
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I2L NE TIPTdN, ity Clerk CHRISTIAN M. CUR'TIS, City A�ttora�ey