Town of Arlington, Fair Housing Action Plan (July 2021)

Citation: Town of Arlington, Fair Housing Action Plan (July 2021)
Jurisdiction: Arlington (municipal)
Source: Official source
Original Source: https://www.arlingtonma.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/57214/637641171662530000 ↗

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State Enforcement and Education
The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) is the state-level enforcement agency for fair
housing complaints (as well as complaints related to employment discrimination, etc.). The agency receives
approximately $1m from HUD annually, accounting for nearly one third of its budget. MCAD receives complaints
from individuals and investigates those complaints. Where possible, the agency attempts to resolve complaints
through mediation. If MCAD finds probable cause of a fair housing violation and several attempts at mediation
do not result in settlement, MCAD proceeds with a public hearing and adjudication.59 Statewide, MCAD received
3,364 complaints of discrimination in 2019, of which 12% (412) were for discrimination in housing. In 2019,
MCAD’s Education, Training, and Community Outreach Unit attended 337 discrimination preventions trainings and
other events, though the agency does not specify how many of those trainings covered fair housing specifically.60