SECTION IV.
FAIR HOUSING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
FAIR HOUSING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Lake County does not have a County Board approved fair housing ordinance or fair
housing policy statement. Such an ordinance would state the County’s commitment to
fostering equal opportunity to purchase, rent, and occupy housing without
discrimination. Additionally, it would state that ordinance regulations should be
consistent with both state and federal laws. It could also include provisions related to
accessibility, including required standards for newly constructed multifamily buildings as
well as existing housing and reasonable accessibility modifications to rental properties.
Several Lake County municipalities have Fair Housing ordinances, policies, or
resolutions, including but not limited to:
City of Barrington
City of Hawthorn Woods
City of Highland Park
City of Highwood
City of Libertyville
City of Mundelein33
City of Waukegan
These municipal ordinances, policies and resolutions share several common elements:
Adherence to federal requirements of equal opportunity in housing and
nondiscrimination in the sale or rental of housing built with federal assistance.
Commitment to affirmatively furthering fair housing in the sale or rental of
housing.
Intent to assist residents who may have been subject to housing discrimination
through the Illinois Department of Human Rights or the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development.
Assignment of specific person to coordinate such efforts and respond to public
inquiries.
The Fair Housing Center of Lake County was operated for nearly a decade by a local
affiliate of the nonprofit SER Jobs For Progress, Inc. 34 Since May 1, 2011, the County
33
Human Relations Commission Ordinance
81
APPLIED REAL ESTATE ANALYSIS, INC.
LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS