The Biden administration is looking to restore an Obama-era rule that requires states, counties, and cities receiving federal housing funds to submit “equity plans” to ensure that residential “segregation” within their borders are uprooted—a decision that runs contrary to the Trump administration’s policy that found the rule to be ineffective and complicated.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will soon publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register that will implement the 1968 Fair Housing Act’s mandate on furthering “fair” housing. The mandate asks the government to “promote fair housing choice, eliminate disparities in housing, and foster inclusive communities,” according to a Jan. 19 press release.
