Santa Monica to Host Virtual Fair Housing Workshop on April 26
April 13, 2022 11:20 AM
The Public Rights Division of the Santa Monica City Attorney's Office invites you to the 2022 Virtual Fair Housing Workshop on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
The workshop presenters are Deputy City Attorneys Gary Rhoades, Autumn Rindels, and Jonathan Erwin-Frank. Topics will include:
- Reasonable accommodations for tenants with disabilities
- Santa Monica’s Right to Return program
- Pandemic-related issues in fair housing
- Source-of-income discrimination laws which protect Section 8 voucher-holders and users of rental assistance
All Santa Monica owners, property managers, attorneys, social-service providers, and tenants are invited to attend, free of charge. To participate, registration before the workshop is required and can be completed here.
If you have questions or need help registering, please call 310-458-8336. You can learn more about fair housing with two videos from the City Attorney’s Office:
- Follow John To Learn About Fair Housing: This unique animation project is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between the City Attorney’s Office, IdeaRocket, and Peter Riedle, a Santa Monica student. View the short video here.
- The Past, Present and Future of Fair Housing: A Symposium Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act of 1968: The City's symposium on January 18, 2018 featured a blockbuster panel of three speakers, including U.S. Senator (ret.) Fred Harris, the only living member of the 1967-68 Kerner Commission and one who voted for the Fair Housing Act of 1968; Chancela Al-Mansour, Executive Director of the Housing Rights Center; and Director Kevin Kish, Department of Fair Employment and Housing. See the video, which has been viewed more than 12,000 times, here.
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