HomeMy WebLinkAboutS Proclamation Fair Housing MonthORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
A PROCLAMATION
FAIR HOUSING MONTH
WHEREAS, April, 2003 marks the thirty-fifth 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 basis 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 and
administrative 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 Apri12003 as
FAIR HOUSING MONTH and commend this observance to all Orange County
citizens.
This the 1st day of April, 2003. _
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Margaret Brown, Chair _ ~ ~ '``
Orange County Board of Commissioners