Reports that the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) withdrew a controversial proposed fair housing rule that would have withheld cities' Community Development Block Grants, HOME and two other critical formula grants. HUD's response to mounting opposition, led by the ...
, particularly among minorities; creating affordable housing opportunities for low-income Americans; and supporting the homeless, elderly, people with disabilities and people living with AIDS. The Department also promotes economic and community development, and enforces the nation’s fair housing laws....
As stated on their website, some of the laws that FHEO implements and enforces include:13 The Fair Housing Act Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ...
Thesuitfiled Tuesday morning by the National Fair Housing Alliance, along with the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service and Texas Appleseed, names the Department of Housing and Urban Development andHUD Secretary Ben Carson.The lawsuit aims to prevent discrimination in the allocation of funds ...
Urban Planning and Housing: An Assessment of Fair Housing Laws Providing Protective Status to Veterans. This thesis examines the housing element of urban planning, but it does not address all aspects of housing. It focuses on housing one segment of the population: veterans. Specifically, it evalua...
the closing attorney will give you a “first payment letter” instructing you where to send your first payment if you don’t hear from the new servicer. You will also sign forms under the federal and state discrimination in lenders laws and forms disclosing who the lender uses for closing ...
HUD Final Rule on Disparate Impact under the Fair Housing ActPaul F. Hancock
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has published its Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for fiscal 2023. Nationally, they will increase by an average of approximately 10%, according to the agency. Published annually, FMRs are an estimate of the amount of money that would cover gross...
One of the reasons? Ferguson’s zoning laws do not prohibit high-density housing structures, which made it an ideal target for destruction by Section 8. As America’s larger urban centers become more gentrified, there has been a concerted attempt to move the underclass out and into lo...
Rather, the initial burden is on the plaintiff to supply data that a housing practice actually or predictably results in a disparate impact. Second, NAMIC alleged state laws regulate its members, which substantially limit insurers’ discretion to make underwriting and ratemaking decisions, and dictate...