HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - cover letter dated January 17, 1991 i CITY OF AMES , IOWA 50010
ALL-AMERIC,A C(TY
1982-1983
January 17, 1991 FILED �-
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The Honorable Larry R. Curtis, Mayor WY CLOW
And Members of the City Council fxTYOFIYXXam
Of The City of Ames, Iowa
Re: "Familial Status", Discrimination in Housing and Credit
Dear Mayor Curtis and Council Members:
It was brought to my attention yesterday that on March 12, 1989, a federal
law to prohibit discrimination in housing on the basis of "familial status"
became effective. The purpose was to prohibit the practice of refusing to
rent or sell housing to people with minor children. That same year the
Iowa Legislature amended Section 601A.8 of the Iowa Civil Rights Act to
correspond to the federal law. In 1990 the Iowa Legislature amended Sec-
tion 601A. 10 to also prohibit "familial status" discrimination in granting
credit.
It has been the Ames tradition to amend the local Human Relations Ordi-
nance, Chapter 14 of the Municipal Code to correspond to substantive chang-
es in the Iowa Civil Rights Law. With this is an ordinance for that pur-
pose.
Yours truly,
John R. K aus
City Attorney
Enclosure
cc: Ames Human Relations Commission
Sheila Lundt
Bob Kindred
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