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2012/13 12010/11- 2014/15 CITY OF SANTA ANA CONSOLIDATED PLAN ACTION PLAN OTHER ACTIONS IDENTIFICATION OF IMPEDIMENTS To FAIR HOUSING CHOICE As a recipient of federal grant funds, the City of Santa Ana is required to prepare an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing choice (Al). In addition to identifying impediments, a strategy to overcome these barriers must be implemented. The Al must be prepared to complement the Consolidated Plan. The City was a participant in the development of a regional Al, prepared by the Fair Housing Council of Orange County (FHCOC) on behalf of ten municipal jurisdictions and the County of Orange. This document covers an array of private and public sector policies affecting housing choice locally, and in the Orange County region. This document has served as the basis for fair housing planning. The Al covers the 2010-2014 timeframe. Summary of Impediments Identified in the Analysis 1. Housing Discrimination: Housing discrimination may be under reported, therefore, the number of complaints may not accurately measure the extent of this fair housing impediment. A review of available data indicated that at the time the Al was prepared, complaints were mainly related to disability (35 percent), race and color (20 percent) and national origin (14 percent). 2. Real Estate Advertising: This . impediment refers to 'print advertisements for the sale/rental of a dwelling that indicates a preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, or source of.income. A review of relevant data (online and newspaper `print ads) found about 8 percent contained questionable language. The overwhelming majority of the, questionable language was "No Pets" which occurred in 14.8 percent of the ads. Other questionable language included "near church/school." 3. Hate Crimes: A hate crime is defined in the Al as "a criminal act committed, in whole or in part, because of one or more of the following actual or perceived characteristics of the victim: disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, association with `a person/group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. 4. Unfair Lending: This impediment refers to underwriting, marketing and pricing that discriminates because of income, race or ethnicity of the residents in the area where the property is located. An evaluation of 2008 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data found there was disparity in loan approval/denial rates among racial and ethnic borrowers, in particular, Hispanic applicants had higher loan denial rates than White, Non-Hispanic borrowers. 2012-2013 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 28 DRAFT 04/08/2012 29B-35