Fair Housing

HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for Oklahoma Survivors

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for Oklahoma and ordered Federal assistance to State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding beginning on April 25, 2024, and continuing. President Biden issued a major disaster declaration in the counties…

HUD: Fair Housing Guidance Issued on Applications of Artificial Intelligence

Department recommends best practices to prevent discriminatory uses of artificial intelligence in tenant screening and advertising of housing and housing-related services Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released two guidance documents addressing the application of the Fair Housing Act to two areas in which the use of artificial intelligence poses particular…

HUD: New Guidance Issued to Protect Borrowers from Appraisal Bias

Federal Housing Administration’s new Reconsideration of Value policy requires lenders to provide a pathway for borrowers to request reviews of home appraisal valuations. Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), announced a major new step in the Department’s work to protect borrowers from racial or ethnic…

HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for Washington Survivors

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for the State of Washington and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe winter storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides, and mudslides from January 5 to January 29, 2024….

HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for Kansas Survivors

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for Kansas and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe winter storm from January 8 to January 16, 2024. President Biden issued a major disaster declaration in the counties…

HUD: Over $30 Million Awarded to Fight Housing Discrimination

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is announcing today the award of over $30 million to fair housing organizations across the country under its Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). The grants will support the efforts of national, state, and local fair housing entities working to address violations of the Fair Housing Act and…

HUD: HUD Commemorates National Fair Housing Month

Today, Adrianne Todman, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), released the following statement in commemoration of Fair Housing Month and the signing of the Fair Housing Act of 1968, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), disability,…

HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for California Disaster Survivors

 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for the State of California to assist supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by a severe storm and flooding from January 21 to January 23, 2024. President Biden issued a major disaster declaration to affected individuals…

HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for Alaska Disaster Survivors

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for the Wrangell Cooperative Association to assist areas in the Tribal Nation’s affected by a severe storm, landslides, and mudslides on November 20, 2023. On March 15, 2024, President Biden issued a major disaster declaration. Effective immediately, HUD is:

HUD: Website Launched to Combat Source of Income Discrimination for Families Using Housing Vouchers

HUD’s new website serves as a “one-stop shop” for HUD stakeholders, offers tools to reduce Source of Income discrimination. Today, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, Richard J. Monocchio, announced the launch of HUD’s new website detailing protections against Source of Income (SOI) discrimination for families with Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs). SOI…