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Montgomery County marks Fair Housing Month as officials recall discrimination cases and legal protections
Summary
The county council and Planning, Housing and Parks Committee proclaimed April as Fair Housing Month; Office of Human Rights Director Jim Stowe recounted personal experience with housing discrimination and staff noted the county averages 10–20 discrimination complaints annually in 2026.
The Montgomery County Council and its Planning, Housing and Parks Committee recognized April as Fair Housing Month during their April 7 session, reading a proclamation that cites county code section 27 and the federal Fair Housing Act signed April 11, 1968.
Jim Stowe, director of the Office of Human Rights, told council members his own first fair‑housing case involved a rescinded full‑price offer and neighborhood hostility,…
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