HomeMy WebLinkAboutS Proclamation - Human Rights & Relations - Fair Housing Month 04-07-1998-5dPROCLAMATION
FAIR HOUSING MONTH
WHEREAS, April, 1998 marks the thirtieth anniversary of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, the
Federal Fair Housing Act, which provides for equal opportunity for all people in the sale,
rental and financing of housing, and prohibits housing discrimination on the bases of race,
color, religion, sex, age or national origin; and
WHEREAS, the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 added familial status and handicap to those
classes protected by Title VIII and added strong new rights, remedies, monetary penalties
and judicial enforcement procedures; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners enacted the Orange County Civil Rights
Ordinance on June 6, 1994 which affords to the residents of Orange County the protections
guaranteed by Title VIII and additionally encompasses the protected classes of Veteran
status and age; and
WHEREAS, in spite of the protections afforded by the Orange County Civil Rights Ordinance and Title
VIII as amended, illegal housing discrimination still occurs in our nation and in our county;
NOW, THEREFORE, do we, the Commissioners of Orange County, proclaim the month of April, 1998,
as FAIR HOUSING MONTH and commend this observance to all Orange County citizens.
This the 7th day of April, 1998.
M aret . Brown, C air
Orange County Board of Commissioners '