HomeMy WebLinkAboutS Proclamation Fair Housing Month 5
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROCLAMATION
FAIR HOUSING MONTH
WHEREAS, April, 2002 marks the thirty-fourth 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 April, 2002 as
FAIR HOUSING MONTH and commend this observance to all Orange County
citizens.
This the 2nd day of April, 2002.
Barry Ja h 'r
Orang ounty d of ommissioners