The Tampa Human Rights Board meets the first Tuesday of each month at 9:00 a.m. The meeting is held at 2555 E. Hanna Ave., Tampa Florida 33610, everyone is invited to attend. You will be required to provide picture identification upon arrival.
Tampa Human Rights Board Mission Statement
The City of Tampa's Human Rights Board (Board) is committed to equal rights and equal opportunity for everyone and upholds the laws and anti-discrimination ordinances that govern the city's residents.
This Board will continue to educate and advocate for the citizens of Tampa against discrimination in all areas including employment, housing, and public accommodations. We support the human rights of all people including those in the protected classes of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital and familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or retaliation.
We stand with the Mayor in celebrating the City's rich history and the diversity of its people, which combine to create a welcoming place to live, work, and visit year-round.
The Board advocates for the citizens of Tampa against discrimination, with a primary focus on equal rights and equal opportunity in employment, housing and public accommodations. Appointed by past Mayor Bob Buckhorn and confirmed by City Council, the Board, composed of nine members, can receive and initiate complaints for investigation that allege any violation of Chapter 12, Tampa’s Human Rights Ordinance (Tampa Code), filed under the protected class of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital and familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or retaliation.
The Board can approve, publicize, change and rescind rules and regulations for the operation of the Board and to accomplish the policies of Tampa’s anti-discrimination ordinance. The Board also reviews – upon request – employment, housing or public accommodations discrimination cases once an investigation has been completed. In addition, upon failure of conciliation, the Board will review whether the evidence supports the administrator’s decision to find reasonable cause, and to order further investigation if it does not, and conduct hearings when any party to a complaint violates the terms of a negotiated settlement agreement.