SD City Video Highlights Fair Housing Month

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - To mark the start of National Fair Housing Month, the city of San Diego today released a public service video as a way to educate

residents on their housing rights.

The video, featuring Mayor Todd Gloria, will air locally on Cox Media channels throughout April, according to a news release.

The video also offers information about what San Diegans can do if they believe they've experienced housing discrimination. ``Every San Diegan

should have a place that is safe, secure and welcoming,'' Gloria said.

``It's important that landlords are transparent and equitable in their housing practices and don't discriminate against possible renters.''

National Fair Housing Month celebrates the passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968, a federal law that prohibits discrimination in the sale,

rental and financing of housing based on race, color, national origin, religion or gender. California state law offers additional protections for age, ancestry

marital status, occupation, sexual orientation or source of income.

Working with the city government, the Legal Aid Society of San Diego offers free outreach and legal services to those who believe they have

experienced housing discrimination or harassment. Another resource is the Fair Housing Hotline, at 844-449-3500.

The city's Fair Housing Program funding partially comes from a community development block grant, as provided by the U.S. Department of

Housing and Urban Development.

The video is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNGGWSimbPk. More information on fair housing is at http://www.sandiego.gov/cdbg/fairhousing.

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