Fair Housing Civil Rights Cultural Diversity 1

Fair Housing Civil Rights Cultural Diversity 1

Class Guidelines Turn off Cell phones PDAs Laptops, etc. Honor break time 2

Objectives 1. Define civil rights, fair housing and cultural diversity. 2. Identify the 9 protected classes under Ohio law. 3

Objectives 3. Identify words that may not be used in ads. 4. Identify Fair Housing Red Flags at different stages of the transaction. 4

Brief history Discriminatory Laws 5

civil rights. Black’s Law Dictionary The individual rights of personal liberty guaranteed by the Bill of Rights and by the 13 th, 14 th, 15 th, and 19 th Amendments, as well as by legislation such as the Voting Rights Acts. 6

Examples: Black’s Law Dictionary Right to vote Right to due process Right to equality in public places Rights of institutionalized persons Rights of disabled persons Right to marry Right to own property Right to bear arms 7

Prior to 1964 Jim Crow laws allowed “separate but equal” accommodations 8

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August 28, 1963 Over a quarter of a million people participated in the March on Washington and heard the Martin Luther King, Jr. , deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech. 13

November 22, 1963 President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. 14

Lyndon Banes Johnson was sworn in as President 15

Lyndon Johnson, hoped that support for Kennedy's civil rights bill would help him get reelected in 1964 16

Outlawed segregation in the U. S. schools and public places Barred unequal application of voter registration requirements (Did not abolish literacy tests to vote) 17

Illegal to discriminate in hotels, motels, restaurants, theaters, and all other public accommodations engaged in interstate commerce 18

April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. was murdered at the Lorraine Motel. 19

The assassination sparks unrest and civil disorders in 124 cities across the country, including Washington, D. C. 20

On April 11, as civil unrest continued, President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, aimed at curbing discrimination in housing 21

Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 is known as the Fair Housing Act 22

Purpose of Fair Housing Laws Create an equal housing market 23

People live where they choose within their financial ability to pay 24

Cultural diversity The cultural differences that exist between people Language Dress Handshake Hierarchy 25

When working with someone from another culture, research how to work with them. 26

Is this the correct way to give your business card to someone from China? 27

No. You should use both hands and your card should be face up. 28

Do a Google Search Business Card Etiquette 29

Cultural differences could be interpreted as a Fair Housing violation. Remember… Intention is NOT a factor in determining if discrimination has taken place. 30

March 25, 2008 Military Status added to: Fair Housing poster Fair Housing pamphlet Written Agency Agreements Consumer’s Guides 31

Ohio Protected Classes Race Color Religion Sex National Origin Familial Status Disabled Ancestry Military Status 32

Other Protected Classes Sexual orientation - Yellow Springs, Ohio Age, marital status, sexual orientation and gender identity Dayton, Ohio 33

Other Protected Classes Appalachian - Cincinnati Check to see if there any other protected classes in your community. 34

NOT Needed When Advertising The symbol CANNOT be used alone. Commercial – Retail – Industrial Property The slogan can NEVER be abbreviated EHO. 35

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Acceptable - A Unacceptable - U Caution - C 3 minutes 37

Acceptable – Unacceptable – Caution Couple Congregation Exclusive Quality Neighborhood No college students Safe Neighborhood se habla espanol No smoking Empty Nesters No unemployed 38

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Couple – Unacceptable Congregation – Unacceptable Exclusive – Caution Quality Neighborhood – Caution No college students – Acceptable Safe Neighborhood – Caution se habla espanol – Acceptable No smoking - Acceptable Empty Nesters - Unacceptable No unemployed – Acceptable 41

Any word used in the context of discriminatory is wrong! Review the handout on the ODRE website. 42

Review Your ads - Websites Business cards, etc. as a party from a protected class. Look at your ads and presentations from their view point. 43

The following slide is the definition of what word? 44

1301: 5 -6 -04 Agency Agreements “It is also illegal, for profit, to induce or attempt to induce a person to sell or rent a dwelling by representations regarding the entry into the neighborhood of a person or persons belonging to one of the protected classes. ” Blockbusting 45

Fair Housing 1. Listing 2. Buyers 3. Showing 4. Offers and Counteroffers 46

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