Euclid proclaims April Fair Housing Month; city to offer tenant and landlord training

The Euclid City Council on Monday passed a resolution proclaiming April 2025 as Fair Housing Month and reaffirming the city’s commitment to equal housing access. City staff described an outreach program of Know Your Rights events, landlord-tenant training and continued use of federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for accessibility work.

Community Development Manager Ed Chenock briefed council on federal and state fair-housing protections and local programs. He summarized the federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 — enforced by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — as prohibiting discrimination in sale, rental and financing of dwellings on the basis of protected classes and described additional protections under Ohio law. Chenock said the city’s CDBG allocation, about $1,000,000 annually, underpins many of the local programs tied to housing opportunity.

Why it matters: Councilmembers and staff said the outreach and training aim to give tenants a clear path for reporting housing quality and landlord-tenant problems and to provide landlords with guidance on legal obligations and accessibility accommodations.

Details and follow-up: Chenock said the city and partners will hold a “Know Your Rights” fair-housing session on April 29 and landlord-tenant training planned for May or June. He said the community development division has historically offered accessibility work such as wheelchair ramps to qualifying homeowners through CDBG funds. City staff advised tenants to contact the Community Development office or the Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research, and noted the municipal court’s rent-and-escrow program as an additional tool.

Ending: Council members urged broad outreach to tenants and landlords, and the resolution passed unanimously.