National Fair Housing Month

The City of Chattanooga is recognizing Fair Housing Month in April through a number of activities that promote equal housing for everyone. The Office of Multi-Cultural Affairs and the Office of Economic and Community Development are collaborating with the Greater Chattanooga Association of Realtors, Legal Aid of East Tennessee and Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise to encourage equal opportunity through these Fair Housing Month activities.

Fair Housing Workshop - April 21, 2015, 2 p.m.
Location: Greater Chattanooga Association of Realtors (map)

Workshop Details: Attorney Emily A. O'Donnell of Legal Aid of East Tennessee will speak about fair and affordable housing. The workshop is for everyone including renters, property owners, realtors, homebuyers, lending institutions, property managers, business owners, contractors, attorneys, housing advocates, religious leaders and citizens.

"A Matter of Place" Documentary Screenings
Thursday, April 2, 2015, 12 - 1 p.m. (Lunch provided)
Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 5 - 6 p.m. (Light refreshments)
Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 12 - 1 p.m. (Lunch provided)
Location: Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise (map)

About "A Matter of Place": The Fair Housing Justice Center and Kavanaugh Productions produced this short documentary. The film presents three stories of people who faced housing discrimination in present-day New York City. It connects past struggles for fair housing to contemporary incidents of housing bias based on race, sexual orientation, disability and source of income.

RSVP
By March 30 for April 2 Screening
By April 9 for April 14 Screening
By April 24 for April 28 Screening
Email or call Paula Coleman, Community Development Specialist, at (423) 643-7331. The City of Chattanooga intends to provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If special accommodations are required, please let us know.

About Fair Housing Month: Each April the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) marks the passage of the 1968 Fair Housing Act, which became law shortly after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It prohibits housing discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability and family status.