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Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing

For more on our advocacy and technical assistance on AFFH, please visit our full Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing page.

Affirming Belonging — Expanding State and Local AFFH Efforts

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PolicyLink and PRRAC  |  Link to the pdf of this brief Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) is a mandate under the Fair Housing Act that requires governments to take proactive steps to dismantle barriers to housing choice and address patterns of segregation and discrimination.1 With federal enforcement weakening and racial disparities in housing growing, state and … [Read more...] about Affirming Belonging — Expanding State and Local AFFH Efforts

NFHA et al Comment to HUD re: AFFH Comment (May 2025)

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Link to this Advocacy Letter May 2, 2025 Secretary Scott Turner U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20410 Re: Docket No. FR–6519–I–01; Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Revisions Dear Secretary Turner: Imagine a society in which every child and every person can live in a neighborhood with ample affordable and … [Read more...] about NFHA et al Comment to HUD re: AFFH Comment (May 2025)

Leadership Conference 2024 priorities for HUD (February 2024)

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Link to the letter February 22, 2024 The Honorable Secretary Marcia Fudge U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street S.W. Washington, D.C. 20410 Dear Secretary Fudge, On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights' Fair Housing and Lending Task Force, we write to share our 2024 priorities for the U.S. Department of Housing … [Read more...] about Leadership Conference 2024 priorities for HUD (February 2024)

PRRAC response to Federal Housing Finance Agency request for input on tenant protections in GSE backed multifamily properties (July 2023)

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July 31, 2023 The Honorable Sandra Thompson Federal Housing Finance Agency Washington, D.C. Via FHFA.gov RE: Response to FHFA’s Request For Input on Tenant Protections in Enterprise-Backed Multifamily Properties Dear Director Thompson, We are writing to express our recommendations for tenant protections in Enterprise-backed multifamily properties. PRRAC is an … [Read more...] about PRRAC response to Federal Housing Finance Agency request for input on tenant protections in GSE backed multifamily properties (July 2023)

Lessons from the Ground: Best Practices in Fair Housing Planning (July 2023)

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A guide for HUD program participants to eliminate housing discrimination, promote economic equality, and achieve diverse, inclusive communities. HUD and its program participants are required to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing (AFFH), a concept that originates in Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, known as the Fair Housing Act. Affirmatively furthering fair … [Read more...] about Lessons from the Ground: Best Practices in Fair Housing Planning (July 2023)