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Fair Housing Division

UTAH LABOR COMMISSION. Fair Housing Division. Let’s Talk About Fair Housing. Aging & Disability Resource Connection University of Utah Officer’s Club August 26, 2014. Dr. David Parker Fair Housing Outreach Specialist dparker@utah.gov 385.321.9317. FAIR HOUSING FOR ALL!. 4,000,000 29

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Fair Housing Division

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  1. UTAH LABOR COMMISSION Fair Housing Division Let’s Talk About Fair Housing Aging & Disability Resource Connection University of Utah Officer’s Club August 26, 2014 Dr. David Parker Fair Housing Outreach Specialist dparker@utah.gov 385.321.9317

  2. FAIR HOUSING FOR ALL! 4,000,000 29 1 Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  3. PRESENTATION GOALS • To examine the FAIR HOUSING Law and how it relates to you • To identify ways to take action Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  4. PRESENTATION GOALS To know that your actions CAN make a difference Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  5. Can you find the the mistake? 1 2 3 456789

  6. What is the FAIR HOUSING Law? Before laws were passed making housing discrimination against the law, landlords, real estate agents and others could do things to prevent certain people (African Americans and Hispanics) from renting, buying or insuring a home that they wanted without ever being punished. The Fair Housing Law protects every person in the U.S., regardless of citizenship, from housing discrimination. Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  7. YOUR THOUGHTS What is the FAIR HOUSING Law? Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  8. FAIR HOUSING FOR ALL! What is The FAIR HOUSING Law? The Fair Housing Law was first passed in April 1968 shortly after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King. Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  9. What is The FAIR HOUSING Law? • Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act), as amended, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings, and in other housing-related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women, and people securing custody of children under the age of 18), and disability. Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  10. What is The FAIR HOUSING Law? The Fair Housing Law means that you and your family have equal opportunity to choose where to live without being discriminated against or treated differently than other people, depending only on whether you are able to pay the rent or mortgage. Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  11. What is Discrimination? YOUR THOUGHTS Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  12. Discrimination IS… …when someone is treated differentlybased on their race, color, sex, national origin, religion, disability or source of income. Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  13. The FAIR HOUSING Law identifies 7 groups (classes) that are protected against housing discrimination by the Fair Housing Law. Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  14. Protected Classes Under the Fair Housing Law • RACE • COLOR • NATIONAL ORIGIN • RELIGON • SEX • DISABILITY • FAMILAL STATUS • SOURCE OF INCOME Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  15. Protected Classes Under the Fair Housing Law • RACE • COLOR • NATIONAL ORIGIN • RELIGON • SEX • DISABILITY • FAMILAL STATUS • SOURCE OF INCOME Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  16. Protected Classes Under the Fair Housing Law • RACE • COLOR • NATIONAL ORIGIN • RELIGON • SEX • DISABILITY • FAMILAL STATUS • SOURCE OF INCOME Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  17. Protected Classes Under the Fair Housing Law • RACE • COLOR • NATIONAL ORIGIN • RELIGION • SEX • DISABILITY • FAMILAL STATUS • SOURCE OF INCOME Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  18. Protected Classes Under the Fair Housing Law • RACE • COLOR • NATIONAL ORIGIN • RELIGON • SEX • DISABILITY • FAMILAL STATUS • SOURCE OF INCOME Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  19. Protected Classes Under the Fair Housing Law • RACE • COLOR • NATIONAL ORIGIN • RELIGON • SEX • DISABILITY • FAMILAL STATUS • SOURCE OF INCOME Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  20. Protected Classes Under the Fair Housing Law • RACE • COLOR • NATIONAL ORIGIN • RELIGON • SEX • DISABILITY • FAMILIAL STATUS • SOURCE OF INCOME Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  21. Protected Classes Under the Fair Housing Law Each state has the right to add to the PROTECTED CLASSES within their state. Utah has added… Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  22. Protected Classes Under the Fair Housing Law • RACE • COLOR • NATIONAL ORIGIN • RELIGON • SEX • DISABILITY • FAMILAL STATUS • SOURCE OF INCOME Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  23. Protected Classes Under the Fair Housing Law • RACE • COLOR • NATIONAL ORIGIN • RELIGION • SEX • DISABILITY • FAMILIAL STATUS • SOURCE OF INCOME Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  24. Housing Covered Most type of housing is covered including housing that is privately owned. Exceptions: • Owner occupied - no more than four units • Single Family house sold or rented without a broker - advertisement excluded. • Housing operated by organizations & private clubs that limits occupancy to members. Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  25. What can you do if…? Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  26. RETALIATION This protection applies regardless of the validity of the charge Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  27. FAIR HOUSING FOR ALL! Antidiscrimination & Labor Division Labor Commission of Utah 160 East 300 South, 3rd Floor P.O. Box 146640 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6640 Phone: 801-530-6801 or 1-800-222-1238 Website: http://laborcommission.utah.gov Email: discrimination@utah.gov Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  28. FAIR HOUSING FOR ALL! Me 385.321.9317 dparker@utah.gov Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  29. FAIR HOUSING FOR ALL! 4,000,000 29 1 Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

  30. FAIR HOUSING FOR ALL! Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division - 801-530-6801

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