Commission on Human Rights
Fair Housing Training to be held in Covington for Landlords and Property Owners

Press Release Date:  Wednesday, April 13, 2011  
Contact Information:  Victoria Stephens
502-641-0760
 


COVINGTON, KY. - A free program to inform property owners and landlords about fair housing will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, in the first-floor commission chambers at Covington City Hall, 638 Madison Avenue. 

The program is part of federal and state April Fair Housing Month activities across the state and is co-sponsored by the City of Covington Section 8 Program, the Covington Human Rights Commission and the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights.

The forum will cover questions about landlord and tenant housing rights and federal housing programs, such as Section 8. 

For more information, contact City of Covington Section 8 Program Coordinator Kim Phillips at (859) 292-2188, or Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Field Supervisor John C.K. Fisher at (859) 292-2935.

The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights is the state government agency that enforces civil rights laws, all of which make discrimination illegal. Anyone who believes he or she may be a victim of discrimination should contact the commission at its Louisville Headquarters at 1 (800) 292-5566.

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