CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE


                         PROCLAMATION
                  Fair Housing Month - April 2022

WHEREAS The Fair Housing Act, enacted on April 11, 1968, enshrined into federal
law the goal of eliminating racial segregation and ending housing discrimination in the
United States; and

WHEREAS The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing based on race,
color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, or disability, and commits recipients
of federal funding to affirmatively further fair housing in their communities; and

WHEREAS The City of Charlottesville is committed to the mission and intent of
Congress to provide fair and equal housing opportunities for all; and

WHEREAS Our social fabric, the economy, health, and environment are strengthened
in diverse, inclusive communities; and


WHEREAS More than fifty years after the passage of the Fair Housing Act,
discrimination persists, and many communities remain segregated; and


WHEREAS Acts of housing discrimination and barriers to equal housing opportunity
are repugnant to a common sense of decency and fairness;


NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Charlottesville does hereby declare the month of April 2022 to be Fair Housing Month
in the City of Charlottesville. We reaffirm our commitment to do all that we can to end
unlawful housing discrimination, to advance equity for all underserved populations, to
help all current and prospective residents of the City of Charlottesville find safe and
affordable housing, and to fulfill the full promise of the Fair Housing Act.


Signed and dated this 18th day of April 2022.


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J. Lloyd Snook, III, Mayor