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M., <br />City of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 28 <br />A8 o N88 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice <br />companion /service animals or will an accommodation be made?" If a person who has a <br />companion /service animal is looking for an apartment, they will generally bypass "no -pet' <br />ads rather than hassle trying to work out the accommodation. The ideal situation would <br />be for those with this restriction to include in their advertising <br />" except companion animals." <br />Although there were a few "No Section 8" or "No HUD" advertising observed, it should be <br />noted that there is a concern when this statement is be found in rental advertising. Even <br />though the source of income and rental assistance are not protected under state or federal <br />fair housing law, those who receive assistance can include minorities, women with children <br />and other protected classes. As a matter of fact the majority of users of rental assistance <br />programs are female headed households. Therefore, this type of an ad would be a "red <br />flag to discriminatory practices In addition, although there were only a few ads that <br />discouraged Section 8 vouchers, there was no advertising found that welcomed it. <br />A list of questionable words, phrases and symbols that inadvertently appear in advertising <br />has been included in Appendix 2, Although this list may seem extensive at first glance, a <br />publisher who is sensitive to the requirements of the law will quickly develop a sense of the <br />type of advertisements which may raise a question under the law. <br />In short, the basic test for any advertiser should be: Would the ordinary reader construe the <br />advertising as sending a message of preference for or against a particular class of home <br />seeker? <br />While no overt examples of discriminatory advertising was found in our review it is <br />imperative that the City constantly monitor local publications so that any problems can be <br />found early and action taken immediately. <br />6.0 - ZONING and HOUSING REGULATIONS <br />Another aspect of discrimination necessary to discuss is barriers to fair housing resulting <br />from zoning and subdivision regulations. Whether certain zoning and subdivision controls <br />are, in fact, discriminatory is controversial. However, several cities have been successfully <br />sued by the federal government over the manner in which they were zoned. <br />6.1 Potential Impact of Zoning and Housing Regulations on Fair Housing <br />A view of representative studies of the nature of zoning discrimination shows that, as <br />observed by Professor Richard T. Lai, Arizona State University, in his paper The Effect <br />of Exclusionary Zoning on Affordable Housing, "If land -use zoning for the purpose of <br />promoting reason, order and beauty in urban growth management is one side of the coin, <br />so can it be said that exclusion of housing affordable to low and moderate income groups <br />