Tag: fair housing act
How to assess a resident’s request for an emotional support animal
Multifamily housing providers are faced with increasing requests from residents with disabilities for emotional support animals (ESA). Requests for ESAs are generating more enforcement...
HUD provides guidance on use of AI in acquiring residents
In October 2023, President Biden issued an executive order on the safe development and use of artificial intelligence (AI). It directed the HUD secretary...
HUD proposes new revisions to AFFH rules
On January 19, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a press release stating its intent to once again amend the rules...
HUD seeks to revive Obama-era disparate impact rule
On Friday June 25, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that they have published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on...
HUD issues guidance on reasonable accommodations under the Fair Housing Act relating to assistance...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the publication of guidance clarifying how housing providers can comply with the Fair...
HUD proposes new rule recognizing additional building codes and standards to encourage more housing...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced a proposed rule that would recognize additional sets of standards and model building...
Making Disparate Impact deliver fairness
HUD’s proposed revisions to our disparate-impact rule enhance our commitment to fairness for everyone. Everyone agrees that discrimination has no place in society. But everyone...
Infographic: Navigating fake assistance animals-Americans with Disability Act (ADA) VERSUS Fair Housing Act (FHA)
ADA Requires business owners to make necessary, reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. Accommodation could allow a person with a disability to be...
HUD proposes new disparate impact regulations
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a sweeping proposed rule on August 1 seeking to amend HUD’s interpretation of...
HUD charges New York housing providers with discriminating against resident with disabilities
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced it is charging a New York property owner and manager with housing discrimination. HUD...
ESAs in rental apartments
The assistance animal is not a pet according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). There are only two questions that HUD...
Facebook charged under Fair Housing Act
Following up on a complaint filed last August, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) filed charges against Facebook on March 28, 2019....
HUD seeks to revise AFFH rules
On August 13, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking inviting public comments on proposed changes...
HUD charges New York developer, owner, construction company, and architect with discriminating against persons...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it charged a New York-based developer, owner, construction company and architect with...
HUD charges Alabama property management company and its property manager with discriminating against families...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has charged Mobile, Alabama-based Bienville Property Management, Inc., which does business...
