Title: Fair Housing Month

Summary: Designates April 2015 as "Fair Housing Month" in State of Florida.

Full Text:
WHEREAS, in 1983, the Florida Legislature enacted its own Fair Housing Act to ensure that the state makes every effort to provide fair housing to all Florida residents and to prohibit discrimination in the sale or rental of any dwelling because of race, color, national origin, sex, or religion, a nd the act was amended in 1989 to prohibit discrimination based on disability or familial status, and WHEREAS, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development has proclaimed April as "National Fair Housing Month," launching awareness campaig ns to commemorate the historical passage of this major legislation, increase the public's understanding of the many protections of the Civil Rights Act, and encourage communities to remember and celebrate years of housing successes, NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Florida: HR 9081 2015 hr9081 FL OR I DA HO US EO FR EP RE SE NT A TI VE SThat April 2015 is designated as "Fair Housing Month" in the State of Florida and that state and local governmental leaders, communities, and individuals are encouraged to observe Fair Housing Month through ceremonies and activities celebrating historical and future efforts to ensure fair and equal access to housing for all Floridians.