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Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Revisions

The Housing and Urban Development Department published this final rule in the Federal Register on March 3, 2025. It took effect on April 2, 2025. Comments closed on May 2, 2025.

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What the agency says

This interim final rule revises HUD's regulation governing the Fair Housing Act's mandate that the Secretary administer HUD's program and activities in a manner that affirmatively furthers fair housing. This interim final rule returns to the original understanding of what the statutory AFFH certification was prior to 1994--a general commitment that grantees will take active steps to promote fair housing. Grantee AFFH certifications will be deemed sufficient provided they took any action during the relevant period rationally related to promoting fair housing, such as helping eliminate housing discrimination. This interim final rule does not, however, reinstate the obligation to conduct an Analysis of Impediments or mandate any specific fair housing planning mechanism; program participants must continue to affirmatively further fair housing as and to the extent required by the Fair Housing Act.

Key facts

Document number: 2025-03360
Type: Final rule
Action: Interim final rule; request for comments
Agency: Housing and Urban Development Department
Published: March 3, 2025
Takes effect: April 2, 2025
Comments due: May 2, 2025
Dates: Effective date: April 2, 2025.
Docket: Docket No. FR-6519-I-01
Regulation ID (RIN): 2529-AB08
Code of Federal Regulations: 24 CFR 5; 24 CFR 91; 24 CFR 92; 24 CFR 570; 24 CFR 574; 24 CFR 576; 24 CFR 903
Topics: Administrative practice and procedure; Aged; American Samoa; Claims; Community development block grants; Community facilities; Crime; Government contracts; Grant programs-education; Grant programs-housing and community development; Grant programs-social programs; Guam; HIV/AIDS; Homeless; Indians; Individuals with disabilities; Intergovernmental relations; Loan programs-housing and community development; Low and moderate income housing; Manufactured homes; Mortgage insurance; Northern Mariana Islands; Pacific Islands Trust Territory; Penalties; Pets; Public housing; Puerto Rico; Rent subsidies; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Social security; Student aid; Unemployment compensation; Virgin Islands; Wages
Significant: Yes, under Executive Order 12866
Pages: 6

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