Community Development

Fair Housing Act

The Fair Housing Act protects citizens from being discriminated during the following processes: “Sale and Rental of Housing” Mortgage Lending “Advertising” Housing Opportunities for Families

The City’s Fair Housing program undergoes analysis regularly. This process is used to evaluate the program in order to detect areas that may need improvement along with suggestive steps to be taken. City staff implements the suggestions in order to ensure that the citizens of Rocky Mount receive the best Fair Housing assistance available.

The Fair Housing Act protects citizens from being discriminated during the following processes: “Sale and Rental of Housing” Mortgage Lending “Advertising” Housing Opportunities for Families

The City’s Fair Housing program undergoes analysis regularly. This process is used to evaluate the program in order to detect areas that may need improvement along with suggestive steps to be taken. City staff implements the suggestions in order to ensure that the citizens of Rocky Mount receive the best Fair Housing assistance available.

The City of Rocky Mount’s Fair Housing Act is an extension of the federal Fair Housing Act, which was originally enacted in 1968, and the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988. Fair Housing is defined as the ability of persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin of similar income levels to have available to them the same housing choices.

The above categories of persons or families may be regarded as “protected classes,” as far as discrimination in housing is concerned. The provisions of the Fair Housing Act cover most housing. In some circumstances, the Act exempts the following: owner-occupied buildings with no more than four units; single-family housing sold or rented without the use of a broker; and housing operated by organizations and private clubs that limit occupancy to members. The Fair Housing Act also contains specific instructions on certain practices and actions that are clearly prohibited, especially related to the sale or rental of housing, and mortgage lending.

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