Ordinance No. 1081 11-25-1996 ORDINANCE NO. 1081
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A NEW CHAPTER OF THE CITY CODE
OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY, CHAPTER 221, ENTITLED "FAIR
HOUSING PRACTICES", INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE CERTAIN
PROVISIONS OF MINNESOTA STATUTES, CHAPTER 363 AND 42
U.S.C. SECTIONS 3601-3631, TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS
ACT, ALSO KNOWN AS THE FEDERAL FAIR HOUSING ACT, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PROHIBITING OR RESTRICTING CERTAIN PRACTICES
WITHIN THE CITY OF FRIDLEY AS THEY RELATE TO THE SALE,
LEASING, AND RENTAL OF REAL ESTATE
The City Council of the City of Fridley does hereby ordain as follows:
221. FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES
221.01. STATEMENT OF POLICY: FAIR HOUSING
1. It is the policy of the City of Fridley to promote and comply fully with the
provisions of the Federal Fair Housing Act, also known as Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1968, as well as the provisions of the Minnesota Human Rights Act
as they relate to the sale, rental, or leasing of real estate within the
boundaries of that City.
2. The City of Fridley has determined that it is in the best interests of its
citizens to expressly provide in its own City Code those provisions of law which
provide for protection of rights in obtaining, by purchase or rental, adequate
housing without fear of unlawful discrimination. The provision for these rights
in the City Code, and their enforcement and protection, is done with the
intention of supplementing and amplifying, and not in any way reducing or
restricting, the rights already provided under existing State and Federal law.
221.02. ADOPTION OF MINNESOTA FAIR HOUSING STANDARDS
1. Except as may otherwise be qualified or expressly modified by these
provisions, Minnesota Statutes Section 363.03, subdivisions 2 and 2a, one copy
of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Fridley,
Minnesota, is hereby adopted as the Fair Housing Standards Ordinance of the City
of Fridley, Minnesota. Any act defined as discrimination or discriminatory,
within the meaning of those provisions, that occurs in the City of Fridley will
be a violation of this ordinance.
221.03. PENALTIES
1. Any discriminatory act occurring in the City of Fridley in violation of the
provisions of this ordinance shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by fine of up
to 90 days and $700 for each occurrence.
2. Nothing in these provisions shall in any way limit or restrict any person
aggrieved by a discriminatory act governed by the provisions of this ordinance
from seeking such additional remedies as may be available and provided under
either applicable State or Federal law.
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221.04. ENFORCEMENT
1. All criminal charges brought under these provisions shall be by a sworn,
written complaint.
2. In all instances in which an allegation of a violation of this Title is
brought to the attention of the City, the City may, in its discretion,
investigate the matter utilizing its own staff and personnel, or defer the
matter to the personnel of the State of Minnesota where an investigation is to
occur under the relevant fair housing provisions of the Minnesota Human Rights
Act. In any case in which State personnel are utilized for purposes of
investigation of any alleged violation of the relevant provisions of the
Minnesota Human Rights Act, those personnel shall have full authority to charge
and prosecute violations of the City's Fair Housing Code on behalf of the City
of Fridley in addition to any other remedies and penalties as may be available
to them under State law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 25TH DAY OF
NOVEMBER, 1996.
WILLIAM J. N - MAYOR
ATTEST:
LQ.
WILLIAM A. CHAMPA - CIT ' CLERK
Public Hearing: October 28, 1996
First Reading: November 4, 1996
Second Reading: November 25, 1996
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Publication: December 5, 1996