HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2009-018 - Fair Housing Month
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RESOLUTION NO. 2009 - 18
A RESOLUTION OF THE 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 disabilities (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 disabilities (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 disabilities (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 brochures 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 17th day of March, 2009, and
was duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Dickerson, Jones, McArthur, Stegall, and Bosetti
None
None
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RICK BOSETTI, Mayor
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CONNIE-STROHMA YEt:)"fJ Clerk
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