[Fair Housing Act]
NCLC: “The communities that were redlined in the past are the same communities suffering the brunt of the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, and are the same communities that will suffer from HUD destroying this rule.”
Photo: NFHA
HUD
HUD Guts Rule Used to Address Discrimination in Housing
Groups File Complaint against Chicago citing housing segregation, environmental racism
[Chicago Southeast Side Community]
For Chicagoans residing near industry, decades of exposure to environmental contaminants put residents at risk every time they go to the park, to school, or even attempt to enjoy family time in their backyard.
Photo: YouTube
Housing Groups Condemn Trump’s Effort to Gut Fair Housing
[Fair Housing Act\AFFH) Rule]
Diane Yentel: “Secretary Carson has worked to undermine fair housing since the day he stepped into the HUD building, so this action is not surprising.”
Photo: YouTube
OHIO REP. RYAN ANNOUNCES $750,000 FUNDING FOR OHIO PUBLIC HOUSING
[Public Housing\Ohio]
Rep. Tim Ryan: “This investment will go to those in our community that need it the most. These funds will help lift up families in need through job training and employment counseling.I am proud to support the hard work of the public housing authorities in my District.”
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
CALIFORNIA CONGRESSWOMAN WATERS CONTINUES FIGHT AGAINST HUD’S FAIR HOUSING ATTACKS AMID HOUSING DISCRIMINATION INCREASES
[Housing Discrimination\HUD]
Congresswoman Maxine Waters: “Last year, our nation experienced an 8 percent uptick in reported complaints of housing discrimination, increasing from 28,843 in 2017 to 31,202 in 2018—the highest annual number ever recorded by the National Fair Housing Alliance.”
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NY REP. LOWERY ACCUSES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND HUD OF WITHOLDING AID FROM PUERTO RICO
[Congress\Puerto Rico\Hurricane Maria]
Rep. Lowery: “More than 2 years after Hurricane Maria destroyed their homes, businesses, and public infrastructure, the American people of Puerto Rico are still without much-needed relief and recovery assistance because of perpetual – and illegal – stonewalling by this administration.”
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ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES FIGHTS FOR NYC’S PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS
[New York News\Housing]
Attorney General James: “As New Yorkers suffered through the cold winter, NYCHA sat by as hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers went without heat or hot water. The unfortunate truth is that no one should be shocked that the New York City Housing Authority sits atop the city’s worst landlord list with nearly 175,000 complaints, but we should all be appalled.”
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CALIFORNIA SENATOR HARRIS AND DEMOCRATS: HUD CHANGES TO “DISPARATE IMPACT” STANDARD IN FAIR HOUSING ACT WILL INCREASE DISCRIMINATION
[Housing News\HUD\”Disparate Impact Rule”]
“We are deeply troubled by the direction this Administration is heading in relation to Fair Lending and Fair Housing protections…We urge you to uphold this mission, reject the changes in the Proposed Rule, and preserve the existing rule.”
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MINNESOTA CONGRESSWOMAN OMAR INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO EXPAND PUBLIC HOUSING AND FIGHT HOMELESSNESS
[Congress\Public Housing]
Rep. Omar: “Every American deserves access to a safe and stable place to live, but unfortunately, our current free-market housing system is not meeting the needs of working families. On a single night, over 10,000 people in Minnesota were homeless last year… And that’s just Minnesota.”
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