This is a just and historic decision by HUD.” “There are few greater human needs than housing, and to exclude LGBTQ individuals from the protections afforded to other Americans is cruel. “The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has long championed LGBTQ rights in the housing market, first calling for expanded protections in 2011,” said NAR President Charlie Oppler, a REALTOR® from Franklin Lakes, N.J., and the CEO of Prominent Properties Sotheby’s International Realty. This February, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced it will “administer and enforce the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.” This move effectively expands civil rights protections to LGBTQ individuals seeking housing and housing-related services. Sexual orientation and gender identity were not explicitly included. In the past, discrimination based on sex referred to biological sex. The act was amended in 1988 to also include familial status and disability. It explicitly prohibits discrimination in the purchase, sale, rental, or financing of housing - private or public - based on race, color, national origin, religion, or sex. Johnson, extended the basic discrimination protections within the 1964 Civil Rights Act into the housing market. The Fair Housing Act of 1968, which was officially signed into law by President Lyndon B. The Fair Housing Act and Protected Classes Please read on for an overview of some of the important topics covered. Furthermore, a new fair housing resource section of the website was launched.
#MICHIGAN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY HOUSING LAWS SERIES#
To observe and honor it, the Greater Lansing Association of REALTORS® ran a series of fair housing articles throughout the month. In all hiring situations, EEO principles should be applied to every vacancy being filled.April is recognized as being Fair Housing Month. Affirmative Action is usually implemented as a voluntary goal oriented program. A true quota situation has rarely occurred across the United States.
The implementation of quotas must be ordered by a court of law. Additionally, Affirmative Action quotas are not automatic. The minorities group includes Blacks, Hispanics, Asians and American Native Indians.Īffirmative Action does not mean that managers are expected to hire unqualified applicants. Affirmative Action was designed to level the playing field for females, individuals with disabilities and minorities. It attempts to ensure that all applicants, males-females and all races have a fair opportunity in a hiring process, in competing for promotions, and equal access to training/professional development opportunities.Īs for Affirmative Action, it is a remedy to address past practices of discrimination. Perhaps there are those who think that EEO and AA mean the same.Įqual Employment Opportunity prohibits discrimination against anyone. But how many of us truly understand the principles of EEO and AA and why they exist. Many of us have heard of the terms Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action.
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