HUD Strengthens Fair Housing Protections

HUD has announced that as part of its broader efforts to increase fair housing enforcement, applicants for its grants must abide by state and local fair housing laws the protect individuals from discrimination based on their source of income, sexual orientation, and gender identity. If an applicant does not abide by such fair housing laws, it will be denied funding, or risk losing funding. This is the first time that HUD has ever promulgated such a requirement. The Notice of Funding Availability detailing these requirements can be found here.

Last updated 08/13/2010