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Somerville Fair Housing Commission delivers FY2023 report citing complaint backlog and outreach steps
Summary
The Fair Housing Commission presented its FY2023 annual report to the City Council Committee on Housing and Community Development, noting 13 discrimination reports received in FY2023, emphasis on language access and outreach, and ongoing reliance on state and federal enforcement despite local enforcement discussions.
The Somerville Fair Housing Commission presented its fiscal year 2023 annual report to the City Council Committee on Housing and Community Development on March 4, 2025, describing complaint patterns, outreach work and ongoing discussion about local enforcement.
The report, prepared in 2023 by former Fair Housing Specialist Hanalei Steinhardt and presented to the committee by the current Fair Housing Specialist, said the commission logged 13 fair-housing reports in FY2023 and that most complaints alleged discrimination based on race, color or disability. The report said the city expanded its fair housing ordinance to add relationship status and structure and highlighted language-access efforts and collaboration with the Somerville Office of Immigrant Affairs to help…
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