Bill Text: FL H9109 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Fair Housing Month

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-20 - Placed on Ceremonial Resolutions Calendar - Publication only [H9109 Detail]

Download: Florida-2011-H9109-Introduced.html

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HR 9109

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution designating April 2011 as "Fair Housing
3	Month" in Florida.
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5	WHEREAS, Title VIII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1968
6	and the federal Fair Housing Act of 1988 prohibit discrimination
7	based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
8	disability, or familial status in the sale, rental, and
9	financing of dwellings, and
10	WHEREAS, in 1983, the Florida Legislature enacted the
11	Florida Fair Housing Act to ensure that the state make every
12	effort to provide fair housing to all Florida residents and to
13	prohibit discrimination in the sale or rental of any dwelling
14	because of race, color, national origin, sex, or religion, and
15	the act was amended in 1988 to include the bases of disability
16	and familial status, and
17	WHEREAS, the United States Department of Housing and Urban
18	Development has proclaimed April as "National Fair Housing
19	Month," launching campaigns to commemorate the historical
20	passage of this major legislation, increase the public's
21	awareness of the many protections of the Civil Rights Act, and
22	encourage communities to remember and celebrate 43 years of
23	housing successes, and
24	WHEREAS, according to a recent report from the federal Fair
25	Housing Administration, Florida continues to experience a
26	catastrophic rate of home foreclosures and, as of February 2011,
27	has the highest foreclosure rate in the nation, due in part to
28	predatory lending practices from 2004 through 2006 that led to
29	Florida's ethnic and racial minorities accounting for more than
30	half of all subprime mortgage loans in the state, and
31	WHEREAS, the Florida Commission on Human Relations, as a
32	result of its statutorily authorized, thorough, and timely
33	investigations of housing discrimination complaints, has found
34	that disability, race, national origin, and sex constituted the
35	top four bases for housing discrimination cases closed in fiscal
36	year 2009-2010, and
37	WHEREAS, amid the current housing crisis, the Florida
38	Commission on Human Relations continually works to expand its
39	outreach and educational efforts to inform members of the
40	housing industry of their responsibilities relating to fair
41	housing laws and to increase community partnerships to ensure
42	that Florida residents are afforded every opportunity for fair
43	treatment and equal access to adequate, affordable housing
44	without undue discrimination, prejudice, or barriers, NOW,
45	THEREFORE,
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47	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
48	Florida:
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50	That April 2011 is recognized as "Fair Housing Month" in
51	the State of Florida and that state and local governmental
52	leaders, along with communities and individual residents, are
53	encouraged to observe Fair Housing Month through ceremonies and
54	activities celebrating historical and future efforts to ensure
55	fair and equal access to housing for all Florida residents.

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