Fair Housing Month Observance 

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) designates April as National Fair Housing month.  April 2022 marks the Fiftieth-Fourth Anniversary of the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 and the Thirty-Eighth Anniversary of the State Fair Housing Act, both providing for equal housing opportunity.   The Fair Housing Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 11, 1968.  

Fair housing is the right to choose housing free from unlawful discrimination.  Federal and state fair housing laws protect people from discrimination in housing transactions such as rentals, sales, lending, and insurance regardless of regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, and disability or familial status.

Why Does It Matter?  Housing is much more than shelter from the elements.  Access to the services, resources, and opportunities that directly impact quality of life are dependent upon where one lives.   Decent, safe, affordable housing is everyone’s goal, but it’s often barred to people who are mentally or physically challenged, elderly and low-income citizens and the homeless.

The City of Greenville, the Greenville Human Relations Council, the Greenville Area Property Managers Association will sponsor the following seminars in observance of Fair Housing Month:

Fair Housing Seminar – Tenants
Date:  Monday, April 25, 2022
Venue:  Jarvis Memorial United Baptist Church
Registration Deadline:  There is no deadline
Presenter(s):  Attorney Daniel Worrall, Supervising Attorney
                               Legal Aid of North Carolina, Greenville Office
Host:  The Greenville Human Relations Council
Partnerships:     Jarvis Memorial United Baptist Church   
                                   GAPMA (Greenville Area Property Managers Association)
                                   Legal Aid of North Carolina/Greenville Office
                                   HUD

Registration for the tenants seminar is via email:  cdaniels@greenvillenc.gov or phone:  252-329-4494.

Fair Housing Seminar – Property Managers/Landlords/Realtors
Date:  Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Venue:  Hilton
Registration Deadline:  Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Presenters: Attorney Whitlow
                           Partner, Brownlee Whitlow & Praet, PLLC
                           Daniel Worrall, Supervising Attorney
                           Legal Aid of North Carolina, Greenville Office
                           Kathy Woolard, Mrs. Game Changer

Host: The Greenville Human Relations Council
Partnerships:     GAPMA (Greenville Area Property Managers Association)
                                    Legal Aid of North Carolina
                                    HUD

You may register for the Fair Housing Seminars online.

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