2018 CAPER (Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report

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I I APPENDIX III ST.JOSEPH COUNTY HOUSING CONSORTIUM AFFIRMATIVE MARKETING PROCEDURES The HOME program,as defined in 24 CFR Part 92,requires participating jurisdictions to design a statement of policy and procedures to be followed to meet the requirements for affirmative marketing of HOME-assisted housing containing five (5) or more units as directed in 24 CFR 92.351. The following will serve as that policy. The policies and procedures specified below will pertain to the marketing of units in HOME projects, for both initial and subsequent tenants, with availability of such units. It is the policy of the St. Joseph County Housing Consortium to ensure good faith efforts to provide information to and attract eligible persons from all racial, ethnic, and gender groups in the housing market area to the housing available. 1. To inform the public of the St.Joseph Housing Consortium affirmative marketing policy,the Equal Housing Opportunity logo or slogan will be used in media announcements regarding the availability ' of Draft or Proposed Housing&Community Development Plans. These notices will appear in the South Bend Tribune. The affirmative marketing policy and fair housing laws will be addressed whenever a public meeting is held to describe the general HOME program. 2. The Consortium contracts with individual member jurisdictions, not-for-profit groups, or other eligible agencies to carry out the individual programs. Contracts with participating HOME organizations include a copy of this policy and include language requiring the organizations to follow the procedures. These participating organizations then have a responsibility to carry out the Consortium's policy by ensuring: A. Tenants in units to be rehabilitated are to be informed of the fair housing laws at the same time the participating organization informs them of its tenant assistance policy. B. The application for funding form will inform the applicant/owners of the affirmative marketing policy and fair housing laws when applying for funds through HOME. C. Compliance with the conditions of the affirmative marketing procedures will be required by a written agreement between the Consortium and the participating organization and, if necessary,between the participating organization and the owner. Said agreement shall be applicable for a period of 5, 10, 15 or 20 years(in accordance with the requirements set out in 24 CFR 92.252(a)(5) beginning on the date on which all the units in the project are completed. D. By virtue of the contractual agreements,the applicants/owners must agree to comply with Equal Opportunity requirements applicable to the HOME activities. Specifically, the applicant agrees to comply with: (1) Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964, which provides that no person in the United States shall on the grounds of race, color, or national origin be excluded from participation in,be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. (2) Title VIII, Civil Rights Act of 1968, which provides for fair housing throughout the United States. Kinds of discrimination prohibited: refusal to sell, rent, or ' negotiate, or otherwise to make unavailable; discrimination in terms, conditions and privileges; block-busting; discrimination in fmancing and discrimination in membership in multi-listing services and real estate brokers organization. 1 Discrimination is prohibited on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex and national origin. The Secretary of HUD (and participating jurisdictions) shall 16