Fair Housing Workshops

Removing Barriers to Strengthen Communities: Affordable Housing and Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing at the Local Level.

LOCATION: Agency of Commerce & Community Development, Calvin Coolidge Conference Room, 6th Floor, Deane C. Davis Building, 1 National Life Drive, Montpelier, VT
TO REGISTER:  Call Shaun Gilpin, Dept. of Housing and Community Development, 802-828-1346, or email shaun.gilpin@vermont.gov
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This workshop is designed to provide relevant information to municipal officials, realtors, lenders, affordable housing developers and property managers, this workshop will:

• Provide an introduction to Vermont and federal fair housing laws;
• Discuss the current barriers to fair housing choice in Vermont;
• Examine the legal requirements impacting municipal zoning practices;
• Review tools that enable municipalities to comply with those requirements; and
• Explore planning concepts that encourage development of affordable housing.