Country Club Hills — Ch. 19 Fair Housing § 19.8.02
Affirmative Marketing Plans
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The owner of each development, to which this ordinance applies, shall prepare and file an Affirmative Marketing Plan with the Mayor and Community Relations Director prior to the time request is made for final subdivision or other site plan approval by the City. Upon approval of the Affirmative Marketing Plan by the City Council pursuant to Section 19.8.03 , the owner shall thereafter implement the plan. The plan shall be designed to attract purchasers and renters of all minority and majority groups to such developments, and to provide for special outreach efforts to ensure that persons of minority groups are fully informed of available dwelling opportunities in the areas of present or prospective majority group concentration, and to ensure that persons of the majority group are fully informed of available dwelling opportunities in areas of present or prospective minority group concentration. The plan format shall include: A. Identify which groups are least likely without special outreach efforts to apply for dwellings in the development; B. Describe in detail the methods to be used to attract persons of such group(s) to dwellings in the development. Such methods may include, but need not be limited to, advertising through commercial media, brochures and leaflets, posting of signs, and appropriate contacts and arrangements with agencies of the City of Country Club Hills and other governments, fair housing agencies, community groups and employers; C. Describe in detail the fair housing training that will be provided to persons engaged in the sale or rental of dwellings in the development; and, D. Provide for such other methods and information related to the advertising, sale or rental of dwellings in the development as the City Council determines are necessary to achieve the purposes of this ordinance.
Country Club Hills Ch. 19 Fair Housing § 19.8.02 requires that before a development can receive final subdivision or site plan approval, its owner must prepare and file an Affirmative Marketing Plan with the Mayor and Community Relations Director. The plan must be designed to attract buyers and renters from all racial and ethnic backgrounds, with targeted outreach to ensure that minority-group members are informed of housing opportunities in majority-concentrated areas and vice versa. Once the City Council approves the plan under § 19.8.03, the owner is obligated to put it into action, following a format that identifies underrepresented groups, details outreach methods, describes fair housing training for sales and rental staff, and addresses any additional measures the City Council deems necessary.
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Under Country Club Hills Ch. 19 Fair Housing § 19.8.02, compliant development owners submit a completed Affirmative Marketing Plan to the Mayor and Community Relations Director before seeking final subdivision or site plan approval. Operators generally document which groups are least likely to apply without special outreach, outline specific advertising and community-contact strategies to reach those groups, and establish a fair housing training program for all staff involved in sales or rentals. After City Council approval pursuant to § 19.8.03, owners are expected to actively implement every element of the approved plan throughout the marketing and leasing or sales process.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Country Club Hills Ch. 19 Fair Housing § 19.8.02 establishes a right to inclusive, proactive outreach — meaning that developments subject to this ordinance are required to take affirmative steps to inform people of all backgrounds about available housing, not simply wait for applicants to come forward. Prospective buyers or renters who believe a covered development failed to file or implement an Affirmative Marketing Plan may raise that concern with the Mayor's office or the Community Relations Director, or contact a local fair housing organization for guidance. Tenant-rights and fair housing organizations can help individuals understand whether a particular development is covered by § 19.8.02 and what remedies or complaint processes may be available.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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