04 08 25 Fair Housing Month

City of Tolleson — City Council (2025-04-08)

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Fair Housing Month 
 
April 2025 
 
WHEREAS, the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (commonly known as the Federal Fair Housing Act) and 
the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 prohibit discrimination in the sale, rental, leasing and 
financing of housing or land to be used for the construction of housing or in the provision of 
brokerage services on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national 
origin; and 
 
WHEREAS, the 1968 and 1988 Federal Fair Housing Acts declare that it is a national policy to 
ensure equal opportunities in housing; and 
 
WHEREAS, April has traditionally been designated as Fair Housing Month in the United States. 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Juan F. Rodriguez, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of 
the City of Tolleson, Arizona, do hereby proclaim the month of April 2025 as Fair Housing Month 
in the City of Tolleson, urging all citizens of this community to comply with the letter and spirit of 
the Fair Housing Law. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Juan F. Rodriguez, Mayor 
 
 
                                                                     
         
 ATTEST:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crystal Zamora, City Clerk