PUBLIC NOTICE

CONCERNING FAIR HOUSING

On January 7, 1988, the Board of County Commissioners of Columbia County, Florida adopted Ordinance No. 88-1, which established the policy of the County to promote equal opportunity to obtain adequate housing by all persons, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, place of birth, physical handicap or national origin. On February 17, 1994, the Board of County Commissioners of Columbia County, Florida adopted an Ordinance No. 94-3 amending Ordinance No. 88-1 to add familial status as a protected class from discrimination in the sale or rental of housing.

These ordinances are available for public inspection at the Office of the County Manager, County Administrative Offices located at 135 Northeast Hernando Street, Lake City, Florida Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M.

Any aggrieved person may file a complaint of a housing discrimination act with the:

Florida Commission on Human Relations
325 John Knox Road, Bldg. F, Suite 240
Tallahassee, Florida 32303-4149
Toll-free Telephone: 1-800-342-8170

or

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 7th Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20410
Toll-free Telephone: 1-800-424-8590

To request information or assistance locally, you may contact the County Manager, at the County Administrative Offices or telephone (386) 755-4100.