HLA Objects to HUD’s Proposed Disparate Impact Rule

On August 16, 2019, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a proposed rule to amend the agency’s interpretation of the Fair Housing Act’s (FHA) disparate impact standard. HLA joined with with a host of other fair housing and civil rights organizations to oppose the rule. HLA believes that HUD’s proposal would make it nearly impossible for …