City of Coconut Creek - File #: 17-073

• File #: 17-073
• Name: Fair Housing Month 2017
• Type: Proclamation
• Status: Filed
• File created: 3/23/2017
• In control: City Commission
• On agenda: 4/13/2017
• Final action: 4/13/2017
• Title: A PROCLAMATION CELEBRATING APRIL 2017 AS "FAIR HOUSING MONTH."
• Indexes: Housing, Proclamation

Date	Action By	Action	Result
4/13/2017	City Commission

AGENDA ITEM REPORT

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A PROCLAMATION CELEBRATING APRIL 2017 AS “FAIR HOUSING MONTH.”                     

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BACKGROUND:

April 11, 2017, celebrates the 49^th anniversary of the passing of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, known as the Fair Housing Act.  The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing units, and in other housing-related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability.  The goal of this Act is to ensure all people have equal access to the housing of their choice.