Taking the First Big Step Toward Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
By Deron Lovaas, Natural Resources Defense Council The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a historic and overdue final rule requiring its grantees to leap forward by “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing.” This lofty phrase comes from a 1968 Civil Rights law, and represents an unfulfilled promise in too many communities and regions. As […]