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Federal housing officials spent years investigating cities from Chicago to Memphis to Corpus Christi for putting industrial ...
The feds had ruled that City Hall violated residents’ civil rights in a case involving the relocation of the General Iron ...
The administration has delayed signing an agreement to resolve negotiations over a federal complaint filed with the U.S.
“HUD must lead by example and commit to expand its work in eliminating housing discrimination, in which HUD has been a champion,” the lawmakers, led by California Sens. Kamala Harris and ...
Glatthaar says HUD may have taken the investigation on because Facebook is a relatively unique case. “Something like this is a national practice, whereas most housing discrimination is fairly ...
The Department of Housing and Urban Development confirmed Wednesday that it is considering removing language about anti-discrimination efforts from its mission statement, a move one advocacy group ...
Housing discrimination remains problematic, according to a government report released Tuesday that found that although blatant acts of racial prejudice in the selling, buying and renting of homes ...
HUD Secretary Ben Carson accused Facebook last August of enabling housing discrimination by allowing advertisers to exclude people based on race, gender, ZIP Code or religion.
Under HUD’s previous rule, lenders, landlords and other housing providers could be held liable for discrimination against protected classes even if it was not their intent to discriminate.
HUD will conduct all activities involving the application, interpretation, and enforcement of the Fair Housing Act’s prohibition on sex discrimination consistent with its conclusion that such ...
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Thursday charged Facebook with encouraging and enabling housing discrimination through its targeted advertising practices. HUD is charging ...
There are a variety of forms of housing discrimination, said Perry, which makes addressing them complex. Some occur daily, he said. "There's rental discrimination — landlords consistently ...