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Title 20 : Miscellaneous
Chapter 2 : Fair Housing

20-203 : Purposes of law, construction; effect.

  1. The general purposes of this chapter are:

    1. To provide for execution within the City of Newport of the policies embodied in title VIII of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1968 as amended.
    2. To safeguard all individuals within the city from discrimination in housing opportunities because of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex; thereby to protect their interest in personal dignity and freedom from humiliation; to secure the city against domestic strife and unrest which would menace its democratic institutions; to preserve the public health and general welfare; and to further the interests, rights, and privileges of individuals within the city.
  2. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to repeal any other law of this city relating to discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex. (Ord. # , Sept. 1978)