Secretary Scott Turner at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is scrapping the 2021 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule. AFFH, which was established under the 1968 Fair Housing Act, directs the government to promote fair housing choice, eliminate disparities in housing, and foster inclusive communities. A similar Obama-era rule was overturned during the…
By KIMBERLEY HAAS Officials at the U.S. Department of Justice continue to assert that Rocket Mortgage participated in housing discrimination by relying on a biased appraisal as the lender pushes the government to address potential conflicts between regulations and enforcement actions. In December, lawyers for Rocket moved to dismiss a DOJ lawsuit alleging that the lender,…
The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Pennsylvania to challenge discriminatory code requirements that make communal living for people with intellectual disabilities and autism difficult. The lawsuit addresses the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, and Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. Under the state’s Uniform Construction Code, every “community home” for…
By KIMBERLEY HAAS Eight senior living facilities that are inaccessible to the disabled will be retrofitted as part of a settlement between officials at the U.S. Justice Department and a New Jersey architecture firm. According to a press release issued on Thursday, the owner of J. Randolph Parry Architects P.C. has agreed to settle a…
By KIMBERLEY HAAS An agreement to resolve a lawsuit against a landlord who allegedly touched female tenants and entered their apartments without consent has been reached. Officials at the United States Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that Davenport, Iowa, landlord Juan Goitia will be prohibited from managing rental housing and is required to retain…
By KIMBERLEY HAAS Officials at the U.S. Department of Justice are claiming that condominiums and apartment complexes in Hawaii were built without accessible features required by the Fair Housing Act. The federal act prohibits discrimination in housing on the basis of disability, race, color, religion, sex, familial status, and national origin. An amended complaint was…
Former Vice President Walter Mondale died Monday at the age of 93, and his family noted his role in passing the Fair Housing Act as a senator from Minnesota. “As proud as we were of him leading the presidential ticket for Democrats in 1984, we know that our father’s public policy legacy is so much…
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