Fair Housing Resolution

Fair Housing Resolution LET IF BE KNOWN TO ALL PERSONS of the City of Newberg that 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 or rental services because of race, color, religion, sex, disability (physical or mental), familial status (children0 or national origin is prohibited by Title VII of the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988. It is the policy of the City of Newberg 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 or mental), familial status (children), actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or its members, source of income, or national origin. Therefore, the City of Newberg does hereby pass the following Resolution: BE IT RESOLVED that within the resources available to the City of Newberg through city, county, state, federal and community volunteer sources, the City of Newberg will assist all persons who feel they have been discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, disability (physical or mental), familial status (children), actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or its members, source of income, 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. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED 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 under the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 and any applicable state or local laws or ordinances. 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 the Resolution; 2) the distribution of posters, flyers, pamphlets, and other applicable Fair Housing information provided by local, state and federal sources, through local medial of community contacts; and 3) the publicizing of locations where assistance will be provided to those seeking to file a discrimination complaint. THE EFFECTIVE DATE of this Resolution shall be October 17, 2017. Published May 11, 2022. NG242059

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