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

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

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Enforcement and Education Recommendations
• Contract with MCAD, Metro Housing Boston, or Suffolk Law School’s Housing Discrimination Testing
Program to provide fair housing training, testing, and enforcement in Arlington specifically.

• Work with Town boards and commissions as well as local nonprofits to disseminate educational materials
on fair housing.

Fair Housing Factors Conclusion
Arlington faces real impediments to increasing fair housing choice, preventing discrimination against protected
classes, and ending the de facto segregation pervasive in the greater Boston region. These impediments can be
found at all levels, from available federal funding to local laws, from institutional processes to market actors.
Some of these impediments amount to overt discrimination, made visible through formal complaints and personal

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