Housing
With Rule Changes, Trump Launches ‘an Attack on Fair Housing From All Sides’
The new HUD rules undermine anti-discrimination principles that have stood for more than 50 years, civil rights advocates say.
Photographer: Bing Guan/Bloomberg
Late on Friday afternoon, as millions of Americans turned their attention to the upcoming Labor Day weekend, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced its final rule regarding “disparate impact,” a legal doctrine that protects minorities from adverse practices and policies, even if discrimination isn’t explicit.
Separately, another HUD rule finalized in July took effect on Sept. 8, this one dialing back the requirements for state and local governments to abide by the federal anti-segregation mandate known as “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing,” or AFFH.