In terms of communicating with residents regarding fair housing, 19 of the respondents
indicated that they have fair housing materials. Of these, 12 have the materials
available in Spanish. None of the respondents indicated that they have materials
available in other languages besides English and Spanish.
Twenty-two percent of the respondents indicated that their community would be open to
establishing a regional cooperative for receiving fair housing complaints. Another 14
percent said that they would not be interested in such a cooperative, and 20 percent
were not sure of their community’s willingness to participate in such a cooperative.
Despite the established process, the respondents have received few housing
discrimination complaints. Seven stated that on average they have zero complaints in a
year. Three indicated that they have 1 to 10 complaints in a year. Two respondents did
not know or did not answer.
Seventeen respondents stated that if the County increased the burden of proof for
demonstrating that the municipality is affirmatively furthering fair housing as a
requirement to receive grant funds, the increased burden could impact their decision to
apply for the funds.
Respondents were also asked to express their opinion regarding the frequency of
discrimination in Lake County. Ten percent stated that housing discrimination is
common in Lake County, 12.5 percent said that it is not common, 37.5 percent did not
know or had no opinion, and 40 percent did not respond to the question.
Respondents were also asked to provide their opinion on whether or not various issues
were impediments to fair housing in Lake County. Less than half of the 80 respondents
provided their opinion. The responses are presented in the following exhibits.
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