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HUD Termination of the 2015 AFFH Rule

HUD terminated the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing regulation, ending the structured Assessment of Fair Housing framework that had required localities and housing agencies to use data and planning tools tied to segregation and opportunity gaps.

Year

2020

Impact

Negative

Status

Expired

Party

Republican Party

Era

Contemporary Era

Impact Context

The action dismantled a major federal administrative framework aimed at forcing clearer fair-housing planning and accountability, weakening one modern mechanism for addressing segregation and unequal housing opportunity.

What This Policy Did

The action dismantled a major federal administrative framework aimed at forcing clearer fair-housing planning and accountability, weakening one modern mechanism for addressing segregation and unequal housing opportunity.

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Sources

Secretary Carson Terminates 2015 AFFH Rule

HUD Archives • Government • Jul 23, 2020

Official HUD announcement describing the department's termination of the 2015 AFFH framework.