Fair Housing/Equal Housing Opportunities

Overview

It is the policy of the Town of Ledyard to promote fair housing opportunities and to encourage racial and economic integration in all its programs and housing development activities.

Provisions

Programs funded and administered by the Town of Ledyard must comply with the provisions of Section 46a-64c of the C.G.S., and with related state and federal laws and regulations that prohibit discriminatory housing practices.

Affirmative Marketing

The Town of Ledyard or any of sub-recipient of the Town of Ledyard will carry out an affirmative marketing program to attract prospective buyers or tenants of all majority or minority groups, without consideration of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, lawful source of income, disability, age or because the individual has children in all programs and housing development activities funded or administered by the Town of Ledyard.

Policy Enforcement

The municipality’s Administrator of Human Resources is responsible for the enforcement and implementation of this policy.Marisa Iannella-Rodriguez, Esq., Administrator of Human Resources may be reached via email.

Resources

• Fair Housing Brochure (English) (PDF)
• Fair Housing Brochure (Spanish) (PDF)
• Fair Housing Poster (English and Spanish) (PDF)
• HUD Discrimination Complaint Information (PDF)
• Ledyard Affirmative Action Policy Statement (PDF)
• Ledyard Compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (PDF)
• Ledyard Fair Housing Policy (PDF)
• Town of Ledyard Fair Housing Resolution (PDF)

Additional Resources

• Connecticut Fair Housing Center
• Red Ribbon Housing Guide (Agencies providing HIV/AIDS housing in Connecticut)
• State of Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
• Mixed Income Housing in Connecticut