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Yelm proclaims April 2025 Fair Housing Month; Thurston County Realtors say association once opposed 1968 law
Summary
Mayor Joe DePinto signed a proclamation declaring April 2025 Fair Housing Month in Yelm. The city was joined by the Thurston County Realtors, whose representative recounted that the association had opposed the 1968 Fair Housing Act but now supports fair housing.
Mayor Joe DePinto presented a proclamation declaring April 2025 as Fair Housing Month in the City of Yelm and was joined by the Thurston County Realtors for a short presentation.
The proclamation recited the Fair Housing Act’s goals, noting the 1968 federal law prohibits housing discrimination based on race, color, religion, familial status, national origin and disability and requires recipients of federal funds to affirmatively further fair housing. It concludes that the…
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