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• The City does not offer homebuyer assistance programs. Housing rehabilitation programs <br />are advertised citywide. <br />• City attended quarterly meetings the OCHA to discuss a variety of housing issues and <br />assisted housing policies — FHCOC staff also attends quarterly meetings. <br />Reasonable Accommodations <br />• On a regional basis, 53 inquiries regarding reasonable accommodations and modifications <br />were received by FHCOC that resulted in casework beyond basic counseling, including 1 <br />from RSM. 8 households received accommodations. FHCOC assisted those denied an <br />accommodation by filing an administrative housing discrimination complaint with the <br />HUD Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. None of these cases involved RSM residents <br />or properties. <br />• 1 fair housing workshop was held in RSM. Topics covered included information regarding <br />reasonable modifications/accommodations. <br />Web -based Outreach <br />• FHCOC's multi -language website currently has an on-line housing discrimination <br />complaint -reporting tool that generates an email to FHCOC. The City of Rancho Santa <br />Margarita has a link to the FHCOC website where residents can access this information. <br />Monitoring On-line Advertising <br />• As permitted by staffmg limitations, Orange County rentals listed on Craigslist were <br />monitored by FHCOC for discriminatory content. Discriminatory advertisements were <br />flagged and brought to the attention of Craigslist. Some ads were referred to FHCOC's <br />investigators for possible enforcement action. Other on-line rental sites (e.g., OC Register, <br />LA Times) were intermittently monitored. Without exception, problematic postings <br />indicated restrictions regarding children under the age of 18 or improper preference for <br />`older adults' for housing opportunities that did not appear qualify as housing for <br />individuals age 55 plus. <br />Unfair Lending <br />• FHCOC reports that ongoing monitoring of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data <br />continues to be infeasible due to limited resources. Analysis of updated HMDA data from <br />2008 to 2013, as well as other mortgage lending practices, was included part of the 16 <br />Orange County Cities Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (2015), <br />in which the City of RSM was a participant. <br />• Presently, the City of RSM does not offer homebuyer assistance programs; however, <br />program staff provides referrals to the Orange County Affordable Housing Clearinghouse <br />and NeighborWorks Orange County. <br />• FHCOC continued efforts to promote housing affordability within Orange County. It <br />provided services and outreach to organizations involved in the creation and preservation <br />of affordable housing. These groups included the Kennedy Commission, Mental Health <br />Association of Orange County, AIDS Services Foundation, Affordable Housing <br />20 <br />75A-299 <br />