As an Antioch resident, you have protections against discrimination in the sale or rental of housing, in seeking a mortgage, housing assistance, or in other housing-related activities. The following passage from the Housing and Urban Development Website (HUD) details protected classes of the Fair Housing Act, and a general overview of what constitutes discrimination. For more detailed information on what constitutes discrimination, click on this Fair Housing services info from the HUD Website.

“It is illegal to discriminate in the sale or rental of housing, including against individuals seeking a mortgage or housing assistance, or in other housing-related activities. The Fair Housing Act prohibits this discrimination because of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability. A variety of other federal civil rights laws, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, prohibit discrimination in housing and community development programs and activities, particularly those that are assisted with HUD funding.

These civil rights laws include obligations such as taking reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access to their programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) and taking appropriate steps to ensure effective communication with individuals with disabilities through the provision of appropriate auxiliary aids and services. Various federal fair housing and civil rights laws require HUD and its program participants to affirmatively further the purposes of the Fair Housing Act.”

Fair Housing Services

The City of Antioch contracts with its nonprofit partners, ECHO Housing and Bay Area Legal Aid, to provide services that ensure fair housing rights are upheld for all Antioch residents. These services are funded with City of Antioch Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds. These services include investigations and enforcement in response to reports of housing discrimination complaints, as well as independent testing of rental properties for signs of discrimination in rental practices.

If you have experienced or witnessed discrimination based on ​race, color, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability, children, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, source of income, or any other arbitrary characteristic, please call us at one of ECHO’s program offices.

Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice

Click here to learn what the City of Antioch and all of Contra Costa County is doing to address impediments to Fair Housing.

REASONABLE ACCOMODATIONS

For Tenants:

Fair housing laws prohibit discrimination in housing against individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are changes in policies, practices, or services to give a person with a disability an equal opportunity to access housing. Examples may include:

• Asking to have an assistance animal when there is a “no pets” policy
• Asking for help with completing an application or other paperwork
• Asking that a housing provider allow a live-in aide

Requests must be granted unless it is an undue burden for the housing provider.

For more information, visit HUD.gov/fairhousing or call 1-800-669-9777

For Antioch Property Owners:

The City of Antioch provides accommodations for individuals with disabilities seeking fair access to zoning laws. An individual may request relief from a zoning law which may be acting as a barrier to fair housing opportunities. Examples may include:

• Asking to change the front setback to allow a wheelchair ramp to be built
• Asking to reduce a building setback to accommodate an accessible bathroom
• Asking for a wider driveway to facilitate loading a mobility device into a car

These requests are free.

For more information, contact the Planning Division at (925) 779-6159 or planning@antiochca.gov

ADAPTACIONES RAZONABLES

Para inquilinos:

Las leyes de vivienda justa prohíben la discriminación en la vivienda contra las personas con discapacidad. Las adaptaciones razonables son cambios en las políticas, las prácticas o los servicios para brindarle a una persona con discapacidad la igualdad de oportunidades de acceder a una vivienda. Las adaptaciones podrían incluir:

• Pedir permiso para un animal de asistencia cuando exista una política de “no mascotas”
• Pedir ayuda para llenar una solicitud u otros documentos
• Pedir que un proveedor de viviendas permita que un asistente viva en la casa

Las solicitudes deben concederse a menos que representen una carga excesiva para el proveedor de vivienda.

Para obtener más información, conéctese a HUD.gov/fairhousing o llame al 1-800-669-9777

Para los propietarios de Antioch:

La Ciudad de Antioch otorga adaptaciones para personas con discapacidad que busquen un acceso equitativo a las leyes de zonificación. Una persona puede solicitar una exención de una ley de zonificación que actúe como una barrera para la igualdad de oportunidades de vivienda. Las adaptaciones podrían incluir:

• Pedir cambiar la franja frontal para permitir que se construya una rampa para silla de ruedas
• Pedir una reducción de la franja frontal para acomodar un baño accesible
• Pedir una entrada más amplia para facilitar la carga de un dispositivo de movilidad en un automóvil

Estas solicitudes son gratuitas.

Para obtener más información, comuníquese con la División de Planificación al (925) 779-6159 ó en planning@antiochca.gov

MAKATWIRANG KALUWAGAN

Para sa mga Umuupa:

Ang mga batas sa patas na pabahay (fair housing) ay ipinagbabawal ang diskriminasyon sa pabahay laban sa mga indibidwal na may mga kapansanan. Ang mga makatwirang kaluwagan ay mga pagbabago sa mga polisiya, kasanayan, o serbisyo upang mabigyan ang isang tao na may kapansanan ng pantay na oportunidad sa pagkuha ng pabahay. Maaaring kabilang sa mga halimbawa ang:

• Paghiling na magkaroon ng tulong na hayop kapag mayroong polisiya na “walang alagang hayop”
• Paghingi ng tulong sa pagkumpleto ng aplikasyon o iba pang papeles
• Paghiling na payagan ng tagapagkaloob ng serbisyo sa pabahay ang pagkakaroon ng isang live-in aide

Ang mga kahilingan ay dapat ipagkaloob maliban kung ito ay hindi nararapat na pasanin para sa tagapagkaloob ng serbisyo sa pabahay.

Para sa higit pang impormasyon, bisitahin ang HUD.gov/fairhousing o tumawag sa 1-800-669-9777

Para sa mga May-ari ng Ari-arian sa  Antioch:

Ang Lungsod ng Antioch ay nagkakaloob ng mga kaluwagan para sa mga indibidwal na may mga kapansanan na naghahangad ng pantay na pag-akses sa mga batas ng pagsosona. Ang isang indibidwal ay maaaring humiling ng lunas mula sa batas ng pagsosona na maaaring nagsisilbing hadlang sa mga oportunidad sa patas na pabahay. Maaaring kabilang sa mga halimbawa ang:

• Paghiling na baguhin ang front setback upang makagawa ng  rampa para sa wheelchair
• Paghiling na bawasan ang setback ng gusali upang makagawa ng madaling puntahan na banyo
• Paghingi ng mas malawak na daanan upang mapadali ang pagkarga ng mobility device sa loob ng kotse

Ang mga kahilingang ito ay libre.

Para sa higit pang impormasyon, kontakin ang Planning Division sa (925) 779-6159 o planning@antiochca.gov