Marin County officials launch project to find and rectify historically racist policies – NBC Bay Area

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Marin County launched a project to identify and rectify policies that prevented people of color from buying homes and led to segregated neighborhoods.

Although such policies have been illegal since 1964, many public agencies – including throughout Marin County – have still not removed racial restrictive covenants that prohibit the purchase, rental or occupancy of a property. to a particular group of people, mostly blacks. and African Americans.

The county supervisory board approved a staff report in May on the draft restrictive covenant. The project website is at https://www.marincounty.org/main/restrictive-covenants-project.

Thanks to the collaboration of the County Community Development Agency, the Equity Office and the Office of the Evaluator-Recorder, residents of the county are offered several ways to participate in the project.

Residents who own homes built in 1970 or earlier are encouraged to check the Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&R) mentioned in their real estate documents to see if there is discriminatory language.

If found, the owner will have the option of filing a public statement protesting the offending material with the appraiser’s office.

Additionally, the county encourages residents, former residents, and families who currently live or have lived in Marin County to share personal stories about their experiences in the county to help create a narrative story.

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