FAIR HOUSING POLICY
It is the policy of Sussex County to comply with the Fair Housing Act, as amended,
(42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3619) and the Delaware Fair Housing Act (6 Del. C. Ch. 46), by ensuring
that its zoning and land use decisions do not discriminate against persons based on race, color,
religion, national origin, handicap/disability, familial status, sex, creed, marital status, age,
sexual orientation, or gender identity. This policy means that, among other things, the County
and all its officials, agents and employees will not discriminate in any aspect of housing based
on these protected characteristics, including by:
(a) making unavailable or denying a dwelling to any person based on a protected
characteristic;
(b) discriminating against any person in the terms, conditions or privileges of a
dwelling, or in the provision of services or facilities in connection therewith based on a
protected characteristic;
(c) Making, printing, or publishing, or causing to be made, printed, or published any
notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to a dwelling that indicates any
preference, limitation, or discrimination based on a protected characteristic;
(d) Representing to persons because of a protected characteristic that any dwelling is
not available when such dwelling is in fact so available;
(e) interfering with any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of his
having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of his having aided or encouraged any
other person in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right protected by the Fair Housing
Act;
(f) interfering with the funding, development, or construction of any affordable
housing units because of a protected characteristic; and
(g) discriminating on the basis of race or color in any aspect of the administration of
its zoning, land use, or building ordinances, policies, practices, requirements, or
processes relating to the use, construction, or occupancy of dwellings.
Any person who believes that any of the above policies have been violated by the
County may contact: