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Private Discrimination <br />Private discrimination is a significant contributing factor to fair housing issues in Orange County. <br />Although complaint data from local fair housing organizations was available, stakeholders <br />reported the persistent nature of housing discrimination, as revealed through individual complaints <br />and through fair housing testing. <br />Quality of Affordable Housing Information Programs <br />The quality of affordable housing information programs is a significant contributing factor to fair <br />housing issues in Orange County. None of the housing authorities serving Housing Choice <br />Voucher holders in Orange County operate mobility counseling programs. Mobility counseling <br />programs that help inform voucher holders of opportunities to use their assistance in higher <br />opportunity areas, assist with applying for units in higher opportunity areas, and provide support <br />in adjusting to life in different neighborhoods have demonstrated effectiveness in helping voucher <br />holders make moves that foster integration.28 The lack of mobility counseling is not the only barrier <br />to voucher holders accessing higher opportunity areas, but, as the discussion of impediments to <br />mobility reveals, there often are at least some rental units available within housing authority <br />payment standards in higher opportunity areas, even if availability would be greater if housing <br />authorities implemented Small Area Fair Market Rents. <br />Regulatory Barriers to Providing Housing and .SUDDortive Services for Persons with Disabilities <br />Regulatory barriers to providing housing and supportive services for persons with disabilities are <br />not a significant contributing factor to fair housing issues for persons with disabilities in Orange <br />County. The amount of affordable housing available (and its cost), the extent of outreach and <br />capacity among service providers, and the scope of service provision are the biggest drivers of the <br />segregation of persons with disabilities. To the extent that barriers are regulatory in nature, they <br />overlap significantly with the zoning and land use barriers to the construction of affordable housing <br />generally. This Analysis discusses those in detail in the analysis of the land use and zoning laws <br />contributing factor. This Analysis discusses restrictions on group homes and community <br />residences in connection with the occupancy codes and restrictions contributing factor. <br />Siting Selection Policies, Practices, and Decisions for Publicly Supported Housing, Including <br />Discretionary Aspects of Qualified Allocation Plans and Other Programs <br />Siting selection policies, practices, and decisions for public supported housing, including <br />discretionary aspects of Qualified Allocation Plans and other programs are a significant <br />contributing factor to fair housing issues. The main policy -driven factor related to the siting of <br />publicly supported housing is the heavy focus of affordable housing development efforts <br />throughout the state on transit -oriented development. Access to transportation is very uneven <br />throughout the county, and disproportionately White areas, which tend to have more proficient <br />28 Mary K. Cunningham et al., Moving to Better Neighborhoods with Mobility Counseling, UR3AN Ixs'rrnUrE (Mar. <br />2005), https://www.urban.org/sites/default/fiiles/publication/51506/311146-Moving-to-Better-Neighborhoods-with- <br />Mobility-Counseling.PDR <br />324 <br />75A-603 <br />