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Show because of continued became apparent, too. A young black woman advised Bmfstiigj3ifl5ini DosrQmofi)1iiiffl prospective landlord that she had three children and was on welfare. His reply was, "I won't rent to no damm lazy freeloader. You'd have men here all hours of the day and night. I know what odd you are." A ILocsell IrtosoGiig) of recent legal including the passage of the Federal Fair breakthroughs,, little residual housing low-income- sub-standar- discrimination will only contribute to the blight cycle and the preservation of slum areas. What can you do: adopt organization,statements organizational supporting equal housing opportunity. These statements should be widely publicized. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has sent a slide on fair housing to all TV stations. Call them to request prime time use of the slide. Request local newspaper editorials on equal housing Such accounts seem somehow unreal in today's compete "in the white market" is frequently confronted by overt opportunity. Support local "Fair Share" progressive, civilized world but bigotry and hatred are silent and degrading race and religious discrimination. And when he is not, he is met by a wide variety of subtle marketing tactics that are just as effective in frustrating any competition for decent shelter threats to us plans to increase housing opportunities for low and all.- - moderate income people. Work for passage of local and A prominent realtor readily acknowledges discrimination in the real estate market. state fair housing laws or strengthening of existing laws. Obtain and publicize local celebrity endorsements of fair "Many families refuse to even show their homes to across racial lines. Brokers, ' ... ' ' minorities," he said. "Plenty of realtors won't even bother with ' V' For many Americans, living is a portunities and poor housing. one-wa- y street ... no job op- gradual increase in the number of blacks and other minorities in the suburbs, the fact of the white segregated residential patterns. Central cities are losing whites and gaining blacks. In spite of a housing. And, of course, encourage renting and selling to minorities in your own neighborhoods. minority families." A local black realtor has almost given up his business unce caught you belong to an If d bodily throw them out. "You should of heard the names he called me," the young wife said. "He broke a lamp throwing it at us as we left." sufficiently motivated to reinforcing services. One can see that continued landlord proceeded toalmost minority family pays more for less shelter. The minority person housing system property; good teachers move to new, suburban schools, store owners in ghetto areas charge higher prices for goods and landlords who will rent to anyone charge exorbitant rents for housing and refuse to maintain the property. A white woman rented a 1 bedroom apartment on the avenues and when she moved in with her black husband, the housing market, while the nonwhite family of similiar income competes in another. Under this dual system, the is in repair and maintain their single women, s, e landlords in ghetto areas charge high rental rates and refuse to housing. The majority of in one sub-housin- low-incom- blacks, Chicanos, Indians - all find it very difficult to rent adequate choice. For the fact remains that in cities and small towns alike the white family seeks and acquires g the maintenance of a market for minority families. The 1 970 Census returns now tell us how effective the dual minority persons, landlords won't rent to minority and families; the discrimination flourishes in Salt Lake. Young men with long hair, families on welfare or living on is lenders, developers, apartment managers, appraisers - all participate as "gatekeepers" in maintain slums. How? Business owners and managerswon't hire Religious and social discrimination in this country. By that they mean, but do not say, that a minority family with lots of money, a thick skin and legal savvy can live just about anywhere they choose. That may be true, but it is really irrelevant if our aim is effective housing housingthroughcompeting citizens helping to build and cigarette, the landlord became very upset. "I don't allow no smoking or drinking and if you aren't LDS, get out of here." a Housing Act in 1968, that there Why? Because of the many gentleman. When they stepped outside and the young man lit a dual housing system exists. Many feel that as a result the valley. young white couple approached a rental unit and were graciously escorted through a vacant apartment by an elderly Many Americans are unaware that by the licensing board and fellow realtors. Less than a block from the beautiful new Hall of Justice building, there is a ghetto. Poor housing does not exist only in one area, however, there are pockets of slum conditions throughout harrassment a up in the poverty cycle, there is little hope of getting noose around the country's largest cities mods! neighborhood news volume one The Model Neighborhood News is a publication of the Salt Lake Model Cities Agency under the supervision of the Joint Board Publication Neighborhood of the Model News is made possible through a grant from the Department of Housing and of City and County Urban Development. offices Lcated at 119 East 21st South, Bldg. 5, Salt Lake City, Utah 841 15. Publication of the newspaper is weekly with a distribution oft 17,000 copies. recently with regard to Commissioners with editorial Marlene Marie Young, Editor and Community Information Specialist Distribution by Reliable Courier Kirk Terry, Staff Reporter Roger Taylor, Staff Reporter and Photographer Steve Varley, Staff Reporter and Photographer Joint Board of Commissioners Ralph Phillip Y. McClure, Chairman R. Blomquist Stephen Harmsen Conrad Harrison Jennings Phillips William E. Dunn is largely unchanged reality. And within the central city, an average black familiy will reside in a census tract that is 80 percent or more black. What about Salt Lake City? Do we have discrimination in housing? We do indeed. Several cases have been filed salt lake discrimination in housing but it continues to exist. In a survey by residents of the model neighborhood and the Model Neighborhood News, most of the homeowners and apartment managers approached refused to rent to minorities. The survey was taken without their knowledge, by having a minority person approach a rental unit and being I;-- j told it was already rented, followed by a white person being told the unit was still available. But other forms of discrimination v V JU I |