{"id":9968,"date":"2017-04-07T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T19:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/?p=9968"},"modified":"2017-04-07T12:39:11","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T19:39:11","slug":"april-is-fair-housing-month-proclaim-your-commitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/v1\/2017\/04\/07\/april-is-fair-housing-month-proclaim-your-commitment\/","title":{"rendered":"April is Fair Housing Month: Proclaim Your Commitment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fair Housing Month is celebrated nationally each April in observance of the passage of the Fair Housing Act of 1968<\/a>. This important legislation prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of housing. It is an issue vital to everyone<\/em> in the housing industry, from REALTORS\u00ae to short-term tenants.<\/p>\n

Join your fellow REALTORS\u00ae in proclaiming your commitment to fair housing for all! Following are a few ideas to get you started…<\/p>\n

Put a Poster On It<\/strong><\/p>\n

Put your commitment to fair housing on display! The National Association of REALTORS\u00ae has a poster featuring a timeline of milestones in fair housing<\/a> or there’s always the Fair Housing Declaration<\/a>. Likewise, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development offers a poster of their own<\/a>. If you’re looking for something a little more whimsical, check out this year’s Fair Housing Council of Oregon poster winners<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lobby the Locals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Work with the electeds in your town or county and ask them to proclaim April as Fair Housing Month. The National Association of REALTORS\u00ae has boilerplate text for such a declaration<\/a> on their website.<\/p>\n

Read All About It<\/strong><\/p>\n

Educate yourself about fair housing issues. REALTORS\u00ae can learn about their responsibilities under fair housing laws through the Fair Housing Council of Oregon<\/a>. (Be sure to check out all the resources under the “Learn” tab on their website.) Read Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City<\/em> by Matthew Desmond\u2014this year’s selection for the Multnomah County Library’s Everybody Reads program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Don’t neglect to educate your clients! The Fair Housing Council of Oregon has an informative site for housing consumers<\/a>\u2014and plenty of materials translated for speakers of other languages too.<\/p>\n

Take It to the Next Level<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you’re looking for an office activity that will lend a unique perspective on housing issues, consider booking a fair housing bus tour<\/a> or a training class<\/a> with the Fair Housing Council of Oregon. Consider holding a poverty simulation at your office<\/a>, which also involves housing issues. If those options are a little too time-involved, consider organizing a fair housing movie night with classics such as A Raisin in the Sun<\/em><\/a>. Experiential learning can provide food for thought for years to come, and can be a valuable experience for your office staff.<\/p>\n

What do you or your office do to observe Fair Housing Month?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Looking to observe Fair Housing Month in April? Here are a few resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":9969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[14,17],"tags":[115],"series":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/GrandPrize_FHCOwinner2017.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/v1\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":false,"player_link":false,"audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_play":{"key":"google_play","url":"https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/Iinki5xppiud4zt7r4evlggzzcy?t=Real_Talk_with_RMLS","label":"Google Play","icon":"google-play.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/v1\/feed\/podcast","embedCode":"

April is Fair Housing Month: Proclaim Your Commitment<\/a><\/blockquote>\n