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On Jan. 23, 2018, HUD announced it is awarding $37 million to fight housing discrimination under its Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). These grants will support more than 150 national and local fair housing organizations working to confront violations of the Fair Housing Act.
Last month, HUD and the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) announced that four model programs around the nation are recipients of the HUD Secretary's Award for Healthy Homes, an award recognizing excellence in making indoor environments healthier through healthy homes. For the third consecutive year, HUD and NEHA identified outstanding local programs that promote healthier housing through research, education, or innovated practices.
To celebrate Fair Housing Month, HUD marked the 49th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes it illegal to discriminate in the sale or rental of housing based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability. HUD says that law goes to the heart of Americans’ daily lives by ensuring equal protection under the law is reflected in the nation’s housing.
Jon Gant, HUD’s Director of the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, recently reaffirmed HUD’s commitment to its smoke-free housing rule in public housing, which is due to take effect later this year.
On March 2, 2017, Dr. Ben S. Carson, Sr., was sworn in as the 17th HUD Secretary, leading a cabinet agency with approximately 8,000 employees and an annual budget totaling more than $40 billion.
HUD recently finalized a new rule to protect the housing of survivors of domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The final rule implements changes to HUD policies required under the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA 2013). Among other things, the rule includes:
HUD recently added new regulations on fair housing claims for harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, or disability. The new regulations also clarify when housing providers and others may be held directly or vicariously liable for illegal harassment or other discriminatory housing practices.
Last week, HUD issued new guidance explaining how it will analyze fair housing claims alleging discrimination against people who don’t speak, read, or write English proficiently.
April is Fair Housing Month, the time of year when the nation celebrates the 48th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, the landmark law that was passed one week after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in April 1968.
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