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HUD's Proposed Rule Would Undercut Fair Housing Enforcement. Help Us Push Back.
On January 14, the Trump Administration published a proposed rule to amend its Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) regulations. Make no mistake: this proposal will not improve the implementation or enforcement of the Fair Housing Act. Rather than build on and work to improve the 2015 rule, which would have advanced fair housing, the Administration eliminates it and instead will undercut enforcement, public participation, accountability and access to housing.
Prior to making a final decision on the rule, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has opened a comment period to allow advocates and other stakeholders to offer feedback until Monday, March 16, 2020.
Please take a moment to read Prosperity Now's comment letter and sign your organization on by 12 p.m. ET on Monday, March 16.
Comprehensive fair housing enforcement is paramount if we are to address racial disparity in homeownership, improve access to good schools and broaden economic opportunity. The HUD proposal will limit the housing choices available to families of color and, in turn, further exacerbate the racial wealth divide.
HUD should scrap the proposed rule and revisit the 2015 final rule. HUD should also improve the 2015 rule’s assessment tools, restart technical assistance to localities and focus on the letter and the spirit of the Fair Housing Act, a spirit markedly absent from this proposal.
We hope you'll join us in pushing back against this regressive proposal. For additional questions about this rule, please contact Doug Ryan at [email protected].
