Proc. 2015-20 Fair Housing Month 04-15
PROCLAMATION
NO. 2015-20
WHEREAS adequate housing is a basic need and a right of all people; and
WHEREAS April is the anniversary of the enactment of the Federal Fair
Housing Act of 1968 (Title III of the Civil Rights Act) which states
that discrimination in the sale and rental of housing is illegal when
based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; and
WHEREAS the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 extend fair housing
rights on the basis of familial status to families with children, and
on the basis of handicap to disabled persons; and
WHEREAS the City of Huntsville supports fair housing efforts to eliminate
discrimination in housing, and, in order to heighten public
awareness, the City of Huntsville wishes to focus public attention on
April as Fair Housing Month.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in
me as Mayor of the City of Huntsville, Texas that:
April 2015
be declared: “Fair Housing Month”
in the City of Huntsville, and encourage all citizens and community organizations
to celebrate the value of harmonious and diverse communities of neighbors, and
supports the goal of equal housing opportunity for all people.
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PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED this the 21 day of April 2015.
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Mac Woodward, Mayor