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FAIR HOUSING RESOLUTION OF THE COUNTY OF CABARRUS, NORTH CAROLINA WHEREAS, the County of Cabarrus seeks to protect the health, safety and welfare of its residents; and WHEREAS, citizens seek safe, sanitary and habitable dwellings in all areas of the County; and WHEREAS, the County of Cabarrus finds the denial of equal housing opportunities because of religious, race, color, sex or national origin legally wrong and socially unjust; and WHEREAS, the denial of equal housing opportunities in housing accommodations is detrimental to public welfare and public order; and WHEREAS, the County of Cabarrus finds the practice of discrimination against a citizen in housing a denial of his equal rights and his equal opportunity to seek a better living condition and develop community pride; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Cabarrus, North Carolina, that: Section 1. Cabarrus County has declared it an official policy of County government that there shall not be descrimination in the terms or conditions for buying or renting housing in Cabarrus County. Section 2. Ail business groups and individual Citizens of the County are urged to respect and implement this policy. Section 3. The Director of Planning, zoning and Building Inspections of Cabarrus County is the official authorized by the County to (1) receive and document complaints regarding housing discrimination in the County; (2) refer such complaints to the North Carolina Human Relations Council for investigation, conciliation, and resolution; and (3) acknowledge the complaint within ten (10) days after receipt and indicate it is being filed with the N.C. Human Relations Council. Adopted this day of , 1992. Chairman Clerk