HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation of Fair Housing Month PROCLAMATION
FAIR HOUSING MONTH
WHEREAS, April, 1999 marks the thirty-first 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 VII 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, 1999 as FAIR HOUSING MONTH and commend
this observance to all Orange County citizens.
This the 6th day of April, 1999.
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Alice M. Gordon, Chair
Board of Commissioners