On April 22, 2016, the Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) announced that it had settled a fair housing complaint it had brought against North Carolina-based The Fidelity Bank. The complaint, which had been filed with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), had alleged that African American prospective borrowers …
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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 or operators of housing and real-estate related transactions.” The guidance, issued by HUD’s Office of General Counsel, concludes that while the Fair Housing Act does …
HUD Guidance on Criminal Records and Fair Housing Act (April 4, 2016)
HUD Memo re Insurance Defense and Reasonable Accommodations 6-12-2006
HUD Memo re Mail Box Accessibility
North Carolina Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) Schedule
The National Low Income Housing Coalition has released a series of documents listing the schedules for state and local governments to complete Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) reports in North Carolina and around the country. Under HUD’s 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule, recipients of certain HUD funding are required to complete an AFH to …
HUD Releases Fair Housing Assessment Tool for Local & State Governments
On December 31, 2015, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the approval of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Assessment Tool, as well as the availability of number of documents related to the AFFH final regulation issued in July 2015. The Assessment Tool, which includes instructions and nationally-uniform data provided by …
HUD Proposes Rule Regarding Transgender Individuals in Federally-Funded Shelters and Housing
On November 20, 2015, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development published a proposed rule addressing the placement of transgender individuals in HUD-funded and HUD-insured housing, including federally-funded shelters. The proposed rule is intended to provide more guidance on implementing a 2012 HUD requirement addressing the housing needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. …