HUD To Reinstate Fair Housing Rules Gutted By Trump

The Washington Post reports:

Housing Secretary Marcia L. Fudge on Tuesday moved to reinstate fair housing regulations that had been gutted under President Donald Trump, in one of the most tangible steps that the Biden administration has taken to address systemic racism.

The effort comes less than three months after Biden signed executive orders aimed at increasing racial equity across the nation, including directing HUD to examine and reverse actions taken by the Trump administration that undermined fair housing principles.

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HUD has taken the first steps to restore the disparate impact rule and affirmatively furthering fair housing rule, two vital tools to fight housing discrimination and advance fair housing for all. https://t.co/Yv8M4Zpwxv

— Sandra Park (@sandrapark) April 13, 2021