2.
3.
4.
5.
An individual identified as the fair housing compliance officer who is
responsible for receiving fair housing complaints and maintaining a
complaint intake log.
Existence of an action plan for affirmatively furthering fair housing that has
been updated within the past five years.
Fair housing outreach, including workshops and information sessions.
Regular outreach to housing-related industries, including the real estate,
financial, and property management industries (among others). All
outreach activities will need to be documented and outcomes identified.
Tier III. Challenged Funding Recipients
1.
2.
3.
Existence of a fair housing ordinance or policy statement that has the
protected classes included in the Illinois Human Rights Act.
Lack of an identified individual who is responsible for receiving fair
housing complaints.
Non-responsive to Lake County communications regarding fair housing
activities. For example, if Community Development staff requests an
updated action plan and the municipality does not provide one by the
stated timeline, the municipality would fall within Tier III.
Tier IV. Non-Compliant Funding Recipients
To be considered non-compliant, a funding recipient must not only lack certain
criteria, but must also show no effort toward meeting the criteria. For example, if
a municipality does not have a fair housing ordinance but it has a staff person
drafting one, a lawyer reviewing it, and it is on the agenda for a vote during the
next board meeting, the municipality would fall into the Challenged category. If,
after a substantial amount of time, the fair housing ordinance still does not exist,
the municipality would most likely be moved to the Non-Compliant category.
1.
Lack of a fair housing ordinance/policy or an ordinance/policy that:
a.
Has not been updated or reaffirmed within the past 10 years.
b.
Does not contain all the protected classes identified in the Illinois
Human Rights Act.
2.
Lack of a fair housing enforcement body with identified members. Or, a
body that has not met within the past 10 years.
3.
Lack of a fair housing compliance officer or individual responsible for
receiving fair housing complaints and maintaining a complaint log.
4.
Land use and zoning ordinances and building codes that have been
shown to be impediments to fair housing.
5.
A substantial number of fair housing complaints.
6.
If the municipality has an individual responsible for logging complaints, a
substantial number of unresolved fair housing complaints.
7.
Failure to submit quarterly reports or respond to non-compliance notices in
a timely manner.
8.
No outreach activities (or documentation of outreach activities) within the
past year.
PUBLIC COMMENT DRAFT
152
APPLIED REAL ESTATE ANALYSIS, INC.
LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS