HUD Moves to Reinstate the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule and the 2013 Disparate Impact rule
On April 13, 2021, HUD moved to reinstate two key fair housing regulations: the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule and the 2013 Disparate Impact rule. The 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (“AFFH”) rule set out fair housing requirements for state and local governments that receive HUD funding. Among these were that these HUD funding... Read More
Housing complex settles discrimination case, adopts fair criminal history policy for tenant applicants
On March 29, 2021, Legal Aid of North Carolina announced that it had settled a housing discrimination complaint against Cypress Grove Apartments, a multifamily housing complex located in Wilmington, North Carolina. Legal Aid’s Fair Housing Project filed the complaint on behalf of a 64-year-old tenant whose rental application was denied because of Cypress Grove’s criminal... Read More
HUD Withdraws Proposed Rule, Reaffirms Its Commitment to Equal Access to Housing, Shelters, and Other Services Regardless of Gender Identity
On April 27, 2021, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) withdrew a proposed rule that would have weakened the 2016 “Equal Access” protections for transgender individuals in shelters and other HUD-funded housing. In withdrawing the 2020 rule, HUD noted that it was inconsistent with Executive Order 13985, titled ‘‘Advancing Racial Equity and... Read More
Recent HUD Enforcement Activities: Conciliation Agreements and Charges of Discrimination
Since February, 2021, HUD has approved several conciliation agreements and charged several housing providers with discrimination. Below provides a summary of some of HUD’s recent enforcement activities. Conciliation Agreements On March 4, 2021, HUD approved a Conciliation Agreement resolving allegations that 19 apartment complexes in and near Philadelphia refused to grant reasonable accommodations requested by... Read More
Celebrating Fair Housing Month
On April 1, 2021, HUD kicked off Fair Housing Month 2021. This year’s Fair Housing Month theme, Fair Housing: More Than Just Words, reflects HUD’s commitment to advancing equity in housing and the importance of increasing public awareness of everyone’s right to fair housing. Click here for HUD’s commemoration. Fair housing advocates across North Carolina,... Read More