ORD NO 12-1978 ORDINANCE NO. /L
TITLE
An ordinance declaring the policy of the City of ✓A M EA i n relation
to the enforcement of fair housing.
ENACTING CLAUSE
Be it ordained by the City Council of the incorporated City of y4 A/ 3 U Xt
COMMAND
SECTION 1. Wherea, the United States Congress has declared that all citizens of
the United States shall have the same right in every state and territory, thereof to
inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold, and convey real and personal property and has,
thereby, declared fair and open housing to be the law of the land, it is hereby de-
clared that the policy of the City of VAr✓ ii R e N is to adhere to, comply
with and enforce all laws prohibiting discriminatory policies and practices based on
race, color, sex, creed or natural origin in relation to both the private and public
sectors of the housing industry in the City of VAr✓ d/ N• Specifically,
it is hereby declared to be the intention and purpose of the City of kA,v Rig £A✓
to comply with and enforce all provisions of law dealing with fair and open housing
and nondiscrimination in relation to local housing.
PENALTY
SECTION 2. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision. of
this ordinance by doing any act prohibited or declared to be unlawful thereby, or
declared to be an offense or misdemeanor thereby, or who shall fail to do any act
required by any such provision, or.who shall fail to do any act such provision de-
clares such failure to be unlawful or to be an offense or misdemeanor shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor; and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars ($500.00) including costs. Each day upon which any such violation
continues shall constitute a separate misdemeanor.
REPEALING CLAUSE
SECTION 3. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
EMERGENCY CLAUSE
SECTION 4. It being found by the City Council of VIA PRO/ that the
City of VA ,,r h/ should have a policy in relation to the enforcement of
fair housing and that no such policy has been established thereby declares an emergency
exists and therefore this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
r W its passage and publication.
PASSED AND APPROVED by more than a two thirds majority of the City Council of
the City of VAN (3vaEN, A RKAna this /7 day of .G/,,,J 1978.
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DATED: v� /7� APPROVEDli i Lam.
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