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2019 Impediments to Fair Housing Survey

2. HOUSING

4. 1. When you looked for housing in Harford County, how easy was it to find housing you could afford that met your household’s needs?

   1. Very Difficult

   1. Difficult

   1. Easy

   1. Very Easy

6. 2. Are housing opportunities for lower income persons and families:

   1. Available in all part of Harford County

   1. Limited to certain areas

8. 3. What types of housing programs and services do you know of that are available in Harford County?

10. 4. Do you think the condition of housing is worse in certain parts of Harford County? If yes, where? What about the quality of schools? Parks, libraries or other community spaces?

12. 5. In these areas, is there sufficient access to employment opportunities?

    1. Yes

    1. No

14. 6. What is a Harford County resident's greatest challenge in finding housing that meets their needs?

18. EQUITY BARRIERS

20. 1. When you looked for housing in the region, did you ever feel you were discriminated against?

    1. Yes

    1. No

22. If yes, what was the reason you felt discriminated against?

24. 2. What did you do about the discrimination?

28. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

30. 1. How would you describe public transit services in Harford County?

32. 2. Are transit-dependent people able to travel to places such as: health care services; employment; schools; other community amenities

    1. Yes

    1. No

34. 3. What changes can be made to improve transit services in Harford County?

38. DISABILITIES

40. 1. Do you or a member of your household have a disability of any type—physical, mental, intellectual, developmental?

    1. Yes

    1. No

    (If yes, please continue with the questions in this section. If no, please skip to the next section, Fair Housing)

42. Please rate the following on a scale of 1 – 5, 1 being strongly disagree, 3 being neutral, and 5 being strongly agree: Persons with disabilities are able to access:

    Please rate the following on a scale of 1 – 5, 1 being strongly disagree, 3 being neutral, and 5 being strongly agree: Persons with disabilities are able to access:

44. 1. Publicly supported housing
    -- Select One --1 - Strongly Disagree2 - Disagree3 - Neutral4 - Agree5 - Strongly Agree

45. 2. Government services and facilities
    -- Select One --1 - Strongly Disagree2 - Disagree3 - Neutral4 - Agree5 - Strongly Agree

47. 3. Public infrastructure (sidewalks, crosswalks, etc.)
    -- Select One --1 - Strongly Disagree2 - Disagree3 - Neutral4 - Agree5 - Strongly Agree

48. 4. Transportation
    -- Select One --1 - Strongly Disagree2 - Disagree3 - Neutral4 - Agree5 - Strongly Agree

50. 5. Proficient schools and educational programs
    -- Select One --1 - Strongly Disagree2 - Disagree3 - Neutral4 - Agree5 - Strongly Agree

51. 6. Jobs
    -- Select One --1 - Strongly Disagree2 - Disagree3 - Neutral4 - Agree5 - Strongly Agree

53. What types of services do you know of that are available in Harford County for persons with disabilities to request accommodations and accessibility modifications?

57. FAIR HOUSING

59. 1. Do you know/understand your rights under the Fair Housing Act?

    1. Yes

    1. No

61. 2. What type of fair housing activities are most needed in Harford County?

63. 3. Whose responsibility is it to carry out these activities?

65. 4. What strategies would you recommend to prevent housing discrimination?

69. Do you have any other comments about equity barriers, public transportation, disability services, or access to fair housing?

71. Thank you for taking the survey. Your feedback is important to enabling Harford County residents access to more and better fair housing choices. If you have any questions about the survey, please call 410-638-3045, or email commdev@harfordcountymd.gov.

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