Please join Troutman Pepper Partner Chris Willis and his colleagues Lori Sommerfield and Leigh Poltrock as they discuss HUD's ever-changing disparate impact rule. Topics include an analysis of the rule's many versions over...more
On March 17, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it is rescinding its 2020 rule governing Fair Housing Act (FHA) disparate impact claims and restoring its 2013 discriminatory effects rule...more
The message from HUD is certainly confusing: don't discriminate, but use your discretion. It is enough to strike fear into the heart (and liability insurer) of even a seasoned property owner and manager. The common advice to...more
1/4/2017
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Affordable Housing ,
Best Practices ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Criminal Records ,
Discrimination ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Housing Discrimination ,
HUD ,
Landlords ,
OGC ,
Rental Property ,
Tenants
Ever since HUD’s Proposed Rule regarding Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (the Rule) was published on July 19, 2013, the housing industry and fair housing advocates have each drawn clear lines in the sand as to where...more