The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced it will continue to address disparate impact liability for discriminatory insurance practices on a case-by-case basis. HUD addressed concerns from the...more
Last week, HUD issued new guidance confirming that persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) are protected under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). LEP includes a limited ability to read, write, speak, or understand English. ...more
9/23/2016
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Civil Rights Act ,
Discrimination ,
Disparate Impact ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Housing Discrimination ,
Housing Market ,
HUD ,
Landlords ,
Limited English Proficiency (LEP) ,
Mortgages ,
National Origin ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Real Estate Market ,
Tenants ,
Title VI
People with limited English proficiency (LEP) are protected under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) under new guidance announced by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Housing providers can face liability for...more
9/21/2016
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Disparate Impact ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Housing Discrimination ,
Housing Market ,
HUD ,
Landlords ,
Limited English Proficiency (LEP) ,
Mortgages ,
National Origin ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Real Estate Market ,
Tenants
A federal court in Texas recently dismissed a housing discrimination claim that was based on alleged disparate impact under the Fair Housing Act (FHA), the latest in a series of decisions applying landmark U.S. Supreme Court...more
9/2/2016
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Burden-Shifting ,
Causation ,
Discrimination ,
Dismissals ,
Disparate Impact ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
HUD ,
LIHTC ,
Pleading Standards ,
Race Discrimination ,
Texas Dept of Housing v Inclusive Communities ,
Title VII
A federal court in Texas recently dismissed a housing discrimination claim that was based on alleged disparate impact under the Fair Housing Act (FHA), the latest in a series of decisions applying landmark U.S. Supreme Court...more
9/1/2016
/ Affordable Housing ,
Discrimination ,
Dismissals ,
Disparate Impact ,
Disparate Treatment ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Housing Discrimination ,
Housing Market ,
HUD ,
LIHTC ,
Race Discrimination ,
Residential Real Estate Market ,
Texas Dept of Housing v Inclusive Communities
On Monday, HUD published new guidance for landlords conducting criminal background checks as a condition of renting housing. This guidance is applicable to all providers or operators of housing and real estate related...more
In a 5-4 decision today, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized that disparate-impact claims maintain adjudication viability under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). Justices Kennedy, Ginsberg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan provided the...more
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case which questioned whether the Fair Housing Act (FHA) allows for a disparate impact theory of liability. The disparate impact theory of liability is one in which a...more
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral argument in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc.—the case presenting the issue of whether disparate impact claims are...more
On Monday, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a scathing opinion that struck down HUD’s disparate impact rule. The disparate impact rule, also referred to as a ”discriminatory effects”...more
A lawsuit was recently filed alleging that the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) and Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) perpetuated racial segregation in the City of Dallas in their administration of the Low...more