On January 26, 2021, President Biden issued an “Memorandum on Redressing Our Nation’s and the Federal Government’s History of Discriminatory Housing Practices and Policies” directing HUD to review two recent …
Disparate Impact
HUD’s New Affirmative Furthering Fair Housing and Disparate Impact Rules
In September and October 2020, two new rules issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) went into effect. Both rules replace policies that had been adopted …
Fair Housing and Criminal Background Screening Guide: Public Housing and Section 8 Vouchers
The guidance below describes how a criminal record may affect applicants and tenants in North Carolina who live in subsidized housing. Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) operate a number of subsidized …
Fair Housing and Criminal Background Screening Guide: Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties
The guidance below describes how a criminal record may affect applicants and tenants at North Carolina apartment communities built with Low Income Housing Tax Credits. Apartment owners and management companies …
Village of Clemmons Settles Discrimination Complaint Over Affordable Housing
RALEIGH, February 15, 2019 – On January 28, 2019, the Village of Clemmons and Village of Clemmons Village Council agreed to settle a fair housing discrimination complaint brought by two affordable …
HUD Seeks Comments on “Reconsideration” of Disparate Impact Regulation
On June 20, 2018, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a notice asking for public comments regarding HUD’s “disparate impact” regulation. Comments to HUD in response …
HUD Announces Rule Regarding Harassment in Housing & Protections For Domestic Violence Victims
On September 14, 2016, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a final rule setting out legal standards under the Fair Housing Act for sexual and other …
HUD Issues Guidance on Criminal History and Fair Housing
On April 4, 2016, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued guidance on “how the Fair Housing Act applies to the use of criminal history by providers …
HUD Guidance on Criminal Records and Fair Housing Act (April 4, 2016)
Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument on Fair Housing Act Case
On Wednesday, January 21, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project. The case raises …