75A - PUBLIC HEARING 5 YR CONSOLITATED PLAN

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Monitoring Advertising • A limited number of Orange County rentals listed on Craigslist were monitored by FHCOC. Discriminatory ads were flagged and FHCOC informed the poster of possible discriminatory content. FHCOC also brought ads to the attention of Craigslist or referred the ad to FHCOC's investigators for possible action. Other on-line sites (OC Register, LA Times) were sporadically monitored. Problematic postings indicated restrictions regarding children under the age of 18 or improper preference for seniors for housing that did not appear qualified as housing for persons age 55 and over. Unfair Lending • Monitor Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Data — analysis of 2008 HMDA data was included in the 2010-2015 Regional Al. Although subsequent data was available, lack of resources prevented FHCOC from updating the analysis. Analyses of HMDA data from 2008 to 2013, and other mortgage lending practices, were included in the 2016 Multi -Jurisdictional AI, in which Lake Forest was a participant. Racial and Ethnic Segregation • FHCOC produced and disseminated written fair housing related materials in English, Spanish and Vietnamese to the City of Lake Forest. Materials were placed in public areas of City Hall. FHCOC also took specific outreach efforts to immigrant populations in low- income neighborhoods. • Under its Fair Housing Initiatives Program grant, FHCOC targeted fair housing services to the disabled, minority groups, and limited English proficiency immigrants. • Through its foreclosure prevention activities FHCOC assisted individuals with limited English proficiency. City of Mission Viejo During the report period the City took the following actions in an effort to overcome the impediments to fair housing choice identified in the AI: • The City's website provides links to the City's fair housing provider. • The City continued to collaborate with the Fair Housing Foundation (FHF) to ensure comprehensive fair housing outreach is carried out in the community and to affirmatively market services: o Fair housing services was provided to 229 Mission Viejo households dealing with general housing issues and allegations of discrimination. 0 10 housing discrimination inquiries were received by the FHF. 4 inquires alleged discrimination based on a physical disability, 1 based on a mental disability, 1 based on race, 3 based on national origin, and I based on gender discrimination. 8 cases were counseled and resolved, but 2 cases were opened. Upon further investigation, 2 case were closed due to a lack of evidence. With respect to general housing issues addressed by the FHF, the majority of housing issues related rights and responsibilities, notices, and habitability issues. lu 75A-297