Fair Housing Month

April is Fair Housing Month. Housing is an issue very dear to my heart, because I strongly feel that every person should have equal access to housing of their choice. And I know there are still elements of housing discrimination in our society, though very subtle these days, we as residents of Loudoun county owe it to ourselves and our children to report all instances of housing discrimination to the authorities.


There are several laws and regulations designed to enforce fair housing, the Federal Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity is responsible for enforcing federal laws, whilst the Virginia Fair Housing Office is responsible for enforcing state laws. There are also several other organizations such as the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) is dedicated to eliminating housing discrimination, and educating the public about housing discrimination.

There is a common saying in the corporate world, which is "diversity strengthens a company", it is my view that “diversity also enriches a community”, and we should all embrace diversity and root out elements in our society that encourage covert or overt discrimination in all shapes and forms. Our children are going to live in a more diverse world than we are, exposing them to diversity early in life will help them to become well adjusted citizens.

Also our county benefits financially when we embrace diversity. Diversity makes economic sense.

I would end this post with two famous MLK quotes:

"We may have come on different boats, but we are all in one ship now"

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"