
Fostering Access to Opportunity HUD’s Proposed Affirmatively Furthering Housing Rule
The Fair Housing Act of 1968 requires HUD to conduct programs in such a manner that “affirmatively furthers fair housing” – a term that has never been defined. Responding to concerns raised by the Government Accountability Office and stakeholders, the proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule does three key things:
- Clarifies the definition of AFFH to include actions that...