Local: Fair housing seminar addressed landlord, tenant rights and responsibilities

(press release)

FREE FAIR HOUSING SEMINAR

The third annual Free Housing Seminar will be held on September 25, 2008 from 3:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Main Branch of the Peoria Public Library, 107 N.E. Monroe Street. Homeowners, homebuyers, tenants, landlords and property management professionals should attend this event. No advance registration is required.

The first session beginning at 3:00 p.m. will focus on being a smart borrower by protecting yourself from foreclosure and predatory lending practices. The second session beginning at 5:30 p.m. will address the legal rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords.

This free event is sponsored by the Cities of Peoria and East Peoria along with key supporters like the Illinois Department of Human Rights, Prairie State Legal Services, Peoria and East Peoria Housing Authorities, East Peoria YWCA, Advocates for Access, Debit Management & Credit Education, and Peoria’s Neighborhood Alliance and Fair Employment and Housing Commission.

Refreshments will be served and there will be several prize drawings. For more information, please contact the City of Peoria at 309/494-8530, the City of East Peoria at 309/698-4718 or the YWCA of Pekin at 309/347-2104. To request sign language interpreter services contact the City of Peoria forty-eight (48) hours prior to the event.