Fair Housing and Civil Rights Page Available
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HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) is pleased to sponsor the new Fair Housing and Civil Rights page on the HUD Exchange! This page contains resources and trainings aimed at helping HUD program participants and the public understand fair housing and civil rights laws and regulations.
Fair housing and civil rights are critical in making sure all Americans have equal access to the housing of their choice. HUD program participants must comply with fair housing and civil rights laws and regulations. The public is protected by fair housing and civil rights laws and can benefit from understanding these protections.
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By visiting the new Fair Housing and Civil Rights page, you will find resources and trainings on foundational fair housing topics, fair housing planning, and more.
Fair Housing Planning Toolkit
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HUD’s Office of Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity (FHEO) toolkit entitled 'Lessons from the Ground: Best Practices in Fair Housing Planning'. The toolkit offers guidance on a variety of topics.
Archive - HUD Restores 'Discriminatory Effects' Rule
HUD Release: March 17, 2023
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it has submitted to the Federal Register for publication a Final Rule entitled Restoring HUD's Discriminatory Effects Standard. The Final Rule rescinds the Department's 2020 rule governing Fair Housing Act disparate impact claims and restores the 2013 discriminatory effects rule. In the Final Rule, HUD emphasizes that the 2013 rule is more consistent with how the Fair Housing Act has been applied in the courts and in front of the agency for more than 50 years, and that it more effectively implements the Act's broad remedial purpose of eliminating unnecessary discriminatory practices from the housing market.
What is the discriminatory effects rule?
The discriminatory effects doctrine (which includes disparate impact and perpetuation of segregation) is a tool for addressing policies that unnecessarily cause systemic inequality in housing, regardless of whether they were adopted with discriminatory intent.