NLIHC signed on to a joint press statement led by the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) in support of the proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule and urging HUD to move quickly in adopting a final AFFH regulation following the end of the proposed rule’s comment period on April 24.
“Our organizations commended HUD’s leadership for releasing its updated Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) proposed rule this year, an important step toward expanding fair housing,” the joint statement reads. “Now that the proposed rule’s comment period has closed, we call on HUD to move swiftly in adopting a final rule that creates more equitable, well-resourced, and inclusive communities in which all residents can thrive. In order for the final rule to accomplish this, a number of elements must be strengthened, such as:
- Local fair housing outreach and enforcement capacity should be a fair housing goal category.
- The requirements of the community engagement process must be clarified.
- HUD must increase transparency in the equity planning process.”
The letter was signed by the following organizations: the National Fair Housing Alliance, American Civil Liberties Union, Justice in Aging, National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals, National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, National Housing Law Project, National Low Income Housing Coalition, PolicyLink, The Arc of the United States, and UnidosUS.
Read the statement at: https://bit.ly/421bMgQ