City of Kalamazoo issued the following announcement.
The City of Kalamazoo is offering four fair housing training sessions for landlords and housing providers in the City of Kalamazoo. The training will be provided by the Michigan
Department of Civil Rights and the Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan and will focus on federal and state Fair Housing Law.
Training will be offered on the following dates and times:
Thursday, January 21, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/133852772245
Friday, January 22, 6 – 9 p.m.:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/133860076091
Thursday, February 11, 6 – 9 p.m.: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/133860449207
Tuesday, February 16, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/133860770167
In addition to this training, City Staff will prepare training materials for housing providers and tenants to explain local ordinance protections, including the newly updated Non-
Discrimination and Fair Housing Ordinances in Chapters 18 and 18A of the City Code of Ordinances. These ordinance updates add new protected classes in the City of
Kalamazoo and creates a Civil Rights Board. They also protect renters against predatory application fees, protects vouchers as a source of income, clarify that it is unlawful to use
anything other than convictions for criminal background checks, and strengthen protection for survivors of domestic violence.
Housing providers are strongly encouraged to attend this fair housing training and ensure they are aware of local protections that exist in Kalamazoo. The City’s Non-Discrimination
and Fair Housing ordinances can be found by searching the Code of Ordinances at https://ecode360.com/KA2666.
Original source can be found here.
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