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Council hears first reading of ordinance banning source-of-income housing discrimination
Summary
Council held a first reading and extended discussion on a proposed ordinance to prohibit source-of-income discrimination in housing. The measure, drafted by Vice Mayor Ragu and Councilor Smith and reviewed by the Housing Advisory Commission, seeks to add a local prohibition; staff will return with clarifications requested by council.
Oxford City Council on Oct. 29 held first reading of an ordinance that would add a local prohibition on source-of-income discrimination in housing by creating new chapter 7.46 in the city code.
Vice Mayor Ragu and Councilor Smith sponsored the draft ordinance and took it to the Housing Advisory Commission for review; the commission endorsed the concept and asked that the draft be reviewed by Legal Aid of Southwest Ohio and Housing Opportunities Made Equal. Councilors and public…
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