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In early May, HUD awarded nearly $41.18 million to 99 fair housing organizations and other nonprofit agencies in 35 states and the District of Columbia to assist people who believe they’ve been victims of housing discrimination.
HUD recently announced new regulations intended to ensure that HUD's core housing programs are open to all eligible persons, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. The new regulations, published as a final rule in theFederal Register this week, will go into effect in 30 days.
On Dec. 7, 2011, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration on Aging, and the National Center for Lesbian Rights held a first-ever national summit on LGBT seniors at HUD’s headquarters.
To mark Veteran’s Day, HUD's theme this year is “Honoring Our Women Veterans,” according to a posting on HUD's blog, The HUDdle. Recalling his service on the frontlines during the Vietnam War, Robert Walker, Director of Education and Outreach, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, wrote, “I know that if it were not for the women who served in vital medical roles during that war, I probably would not be alive today.”
More than 10,000 fair housing discrimination complaints were filed in fiscal year 2010, according to HUD's annual State of Fair Housing report released late last month. Discrimination based on disability continues to be the largest single category of complaints, according to the report.
April 2011: Since its proposal of a new federal regulation banning housing discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals earlier this year, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has launched a new media campaign, “Live Free.” Among other things, the campaign will strive to ensure that people have equal access to housing regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity. The Live Free campaign will run throughout the year and include Facebook ads, targeted print ads, digital videos, and podcasts.
March 2011: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently issued guidance making it clear that residents who are denied or evicted from housing as a result of domestic violence may be able to pursue a discrimination complaint under the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA).
February 2011: HUD continues to let the public know about its initiative to ensure equal access of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people to its programs, according to a recent blog posting by Kenneth J. Carroll, Director of HUD’s Fair Housing Assistance Program Division, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
January 2011: Earlier this month, HUD proposed new regulations aimed at prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in its core housing programs. “This is a fundamental issue of fairness,” HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan said in a statement. “We have a responsibility to make certain that public programs are open to all Americans. With this proposed rule, we will make clear that a person’s eligibility for federal housing programs is, and should be, based on their need and not on their sexual orientation or gender identity.”
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