Res 1346 - Fair House Assist Gt
COUNCIL BilL NO. 1701
RESOLUTION NO. 1346
A RESOLUTION ADDRESSING FAIR HOUSING ASSISTANCE IN THE CITY OF
WOODBURN, AS REQUIRED BY THE OREGON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT PROGRAM AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD).
WHEREAS, The City of Woodburn is a recipient of an Oregon Community
Development Housing Rehabilitation Grant for 1995-96, and
WHEREAS, discrimination in the sale, rental, lease, advertising of sale,
rental or lease, financing of housing or land to be used for construction of housing,
or in the provision of brokerage, rental services because of race, color, sex, disability
(physical or mental), familial status (children) or national origin is prohibited by Title
VIII of the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the City of Woodburn to support the Fair
Housing Amendments Act of 1988 and to implement a Fair Housing Program to
ensure equal opportunity in housing for all persons, regardless of race, color, religion,
sex, disability (physical and mental), familial status (children) or national origin, and
WHEREAS, the Oregon Community Development Program and the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) require that this
resolution be adopted, NOW, THEREFORE
THE CITY OF WOODBURN RESOLVES AS FOllOWS:
Section 1. That within the resources available to the City through city,
county, state, federal and community volunteer sources, the City will assist all
persons who feel they have been discriminated against because of race, color,
religion, disability (physical and mental), familial status (children) or national origin in
the process of filing a complaint with the Oregon Civil Rights Division or the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Seattle Regional Office Compliance
Division, that they may seek equity under federal and state laws.
Section 2. That the City shall publicize this Resolution and through this
publicity shall cause real estate brokers and sellers, private home sellers, rental
owners, rental property managers, real estate and rental advertisers, lenders, builders,
developers, home buyers and home or apartment renters to become aware of their
respective responsibilities and rights underthe Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988
and any applicable state or local laws or ordinances.
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Section 3. The Fair Housing Program, for the purpose of informing those
affected of their respective responsibilities and rights concerning Fair Housing law and
complaint procedures, will at a minimum include, but not be limited to: 1) the printing,
publicizing and distribution of this Resolution; 2) the distribution of posters, flyers,
pamphlets and other applicable Fair Housing information provided by local, state and
federal sources, through local media of community contacts; and 3) the publicizing of
locations where assistance will be provided to those seeking to file a discrimination
complaint. ~ 1
Approved as to for':Yl ~ ~ ~ ~ I q ~
City Attorney Date
APPROVED:
NANCY A
Passed by the Council
March 25, 1996
Submitted to the Mayor
March 26, 1996
Approved by the Mayor
March 26. 1996
Filed in the Office of the Recorder
ATTEST: 1!l~---rbvr\4
Mary Ten nt, City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
Mrlrrh ?F., '996
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