{"id":221,"date":"2021-04-16T04:19:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T04:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=221"},"modified":"2025-09-16T10:40:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:40:41","slug":"affirmatively-furthering-fair-housing","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/issue\/affirmatively-furthering-fair-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><em><strong>Expanding Opportunity and Creating Inclusive and Thriving Communities for All<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"content-wrap-item post__image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1499111355-1024x632.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10313\" style=\"width:627px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1499111355-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1499111355-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1499111355-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1499111355-1536x947.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1499111355-2048x1263.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1499111355-1459x900.jpg 1459w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"content-wrap-item post__heading post__heading-undefined wp-block-heading\">What Is AFFH?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">Imagine a society in which everyone can live in a neighborhood with ample affordable and accessible housing options, fresh air, clean water, good public transportation, living wage jobs, quality healthcare, healthy foods, and safe, affordable credit. Visualize the U.S. as a nation where every child can attend a well-resourced and high-performing school. That is what Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing is all about \u2013 expanding opportunity and creating communities where we all can thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">The Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule was designed to help communities identify and overcome patterns of segregation, increase housing choice, and promote inclusive growth. It became the law after Dr. King\u2019s horrific assassination to honor his life\u2019s sacrifices. Under the 1968 Fair Housing Act, all federal housing grantees are legally required to take meaningful steps to advance fair housing \u2014 not just avoid discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"content-wrap-item post__heading post__heading-undefined wp-block-heading\">Where Things Stand Today<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">In March 2025, HUD withdrew the 2023 proposed AFFH rule and replaced it with a weakened self-certification model. This step significantly undermines accountability and leaves communities more vulnerable to housing inequality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph has-medium-font-size\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/national-fair-housing-alliance-responds-to-huds-withdrawal-of-affirmatively-furthering-fair-housing-rule-affh\/\">NFHA Response, March 2025<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph has-medium-font-size\"><em>\u201cBy dismantling the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing framework, HUD has stripped away critical tools that communities need to combat segregation and expand housing choice. This action runs directly counter to the Fair Housing Act\u2019s core mandate and threatens to deepen inequities for families across the country.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"content-wrap-item post__heading post__heading-undefined wp-block-heading\">Why It Matters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">Without a strong AFFH rule:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"content-wrap-item post__list post__list-undefined wp-block-list\" value=\"\">\n<li>Communities lose the ability to proactively address segregation and neighborhood exclusion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"content-wrap-item post__list post__list-undefined wp-block-list\" value=\"\">\n<li>A key tool for reforming exclusionary zoning ordinances is weakened undermining efforts to increase the supply of affordable housing units during the nation\u2019s fair and affordable housing crisis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"content-wrap-item post__list post__list-undefined wp-block-list\" value=\"\">\n<li>Families face continued barriers to safe, decent, accessible, and affordable housing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"content-wrap-item post__list post__list-undefined wp-block-list\" value=\"\">\n<li>HUD\u2019s self-certification approach provides little accountability, inviting greater inequality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/leading-civil-rights-consumer-and-housing-advocates-strongly-urge-hud-to-withdraw-its-watered-down-affirmatively-furthering-fair-housing-rule\/\">joint advocacy statement, May 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph has-medium-font-size\"><em>\u201cWe strongly urge HUD to withdraw its watered-down AFFH rule and reinstate meaningful standards. Fair housing is not optional. It is a civil right.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"content-wrap-item post__heading post__heading-undefined wp-block-heading\">NFHA&#8217;s Role<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">NFHA has led national advocacy to restore a strong AFFH rule. In partnership with civil rights, consumer, and housing policy organizations, NFHA is pressing HUD to reinstate standards that truly fulfill the promise of the Fair Housing Act &#8211; <em>inclusive and thriving communities for all.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"content-wrap-item post__heading post__heading-undefined wp-block-heading\">Background Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">Congress\u2019 passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968 was a promise to end discrimination in housing based on race, national origin and certain other characteristics, and to eliminate racial segregation \u2014 which government itself had done so much to create and sustain \u2014 and undo the lasting harms it caused. Congress gave the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) the job of carrying out this promise. It made HUD responsible for protecting the rights of individuals seeking homes. It also told HUD to make sure that the cities, counties, states, public housing authorities, and other entities it funds do not discriminate and instead take active steps to tackle segregation and housing inequality. This important protection is known as Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">It is important to note that while HUD plays a primary role in fostering AFFH throughout the nation, it is not the only federal agency that carries this obligation. The law expressly states that all federal executive departments and agencies that handle funds, rulemaking, enforcement actions, or other activities related to housing and urban development must administer their programs and activities in a way that affirmatively furthers fair housing. For this reason, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Department of Transportation, and other federal agencies have entered into Memorandums of Understanding with HUD and committed to working collaboratively with HUD to fulfill their AFFH requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"content-wrap-item post__columns wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"content-wrap-item post__image wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Building-Inclusive-Communities-NFHA-2024.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AFFH-Tile-for-Web-Site-v2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AFFH-Tile-for-Web-Site-v2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AFFH-Tile-for-Web-Site-v2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AFFH-Tile-for-Web-Site-v2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AFFH-Tile-for-Web-Site-v2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AFFH-Tile-for-Web-Site-v2-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AFFH-Tile-for-Web-Site-v2-345x345.jpg 345w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AFFH-Tile-for-Web-Site-v2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"content-wrap-item post__image wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NFHA-comments-on-AFFH-NPRM-FINAL-4.24.23.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NFHA-Comments-on-Proposed-AFFH-Rule-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NFHA-Comments-on-Proposed-AFFH-Rule-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NFHA-Comments-on-Proposed-AFFH-Rule-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NFHA-Comments-on-Proposed-AFFH-Rule-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NFHA-Comments-on-Proposed-AFFH-Rule-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NFHA-Comments-on-Proposed-AFFH-Rule-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NFHA-Comments-on-Proposed-AFFH-Rule-345x345.jpg 345w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NFHA-Comments-on-Proposed-AFFH-Rule.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"content-wrap-item post__image wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Natl-org-AFFH-sign-on-ltr-FINAL-4.24.23.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/National-Sign-On-Letter-on-Proposed-AFFH-Rule-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/National-Sign-On-Letter-on-Proposed-AFFH-Rule-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/National-Sign-On-Letter-on-Proposed-AFFH-Rule-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/National-Sign-On-Letter-on-Proposed-AFFH-Rule-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/National-Sign-On-Letter-on-Proposed-AFFH-Rule-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/National-Sign-On-Letter-on-Proposed-AFFH-Rule-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/National-Sign-On-Letter-on-Proposed-AFFH-Rule-345x345.jpg 345w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/National-Sign-On-Letter-on-Proposed-AFFH-Rule.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"content-wrap-item post__columns wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"content-wrap-item post__image wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NFHA-member-AFFH-comment-letter-Final-4.24.23.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NFHA-Member-AFFH-Comment-Letter-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NFHA-Member-AFFH-Comment-Letter-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NFHA-Member-AFFH-Comment-Letter-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NFHA-Member-AFFH-Comment-Letter-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NFHA-Member-AFFH-Comment-Letter-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NFHA-Member-AFFH-Comment-Letter-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NFHA-Member-AFFH-Comment-Letter-345x345.jpg 345w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NFHA-Member-AFFH-Comment-Letter.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"content-wrap-item post__image wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Overview-of-Proposed-New-AFFH-Rule-FINAL.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AFFH-Overview-Cover-Image-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AFFH-Overview-Cover-Image-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AFFH-Overview-Cover-Image-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AFFH-Overview-Cover-Image-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AFFH-Overview-Cover-Image-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AFFH-Overview-Cover-Image-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AFFH-Overview-Cover-Image-345x345.jpg 345w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AFFH-Overview-Cover-Image.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"content-wrap-item post__image wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-AFFH-Top-Line-Messaging-Points-FINAL.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AFFH-Messaging-Memo-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AFFH-Messaging-Memo-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AFFH-Messaging-Memo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AFFH-Messaging-Memo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AFFH-Messaging-Memo-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AFFH-Messaging-Memo-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AFFH-Messaging-Memo-345x345.jpg 345w, https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AFFH-Messaging-Memo.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"content-wrap-item post__heading post__heading-undefined wp-block-heading\">What You Can Do Now<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Learn:<\/strong> Stay informed with NFHA policy updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Take Action:<\/strong> Reach out to your member of Congress and urge them to ensure the Fair Housing Act is not weakened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Support:<\/strong> <a 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Prioritize Fair Housing As It Pledges To Close The Affordable Housing Gap In Five Years<\/h3>\n                                    <div class=\"card-footer\">\n                                        <span class=\"text-sm\">\n                                            5\/17\/2022 in\n                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/category\/news-media\/\" class=\"link-underline\">News &amp; Media<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/category\/press-releases\/\" class=\"link-underline\">Press Releases<\/a>                                        <\/span>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/a>\n                            <\/article>\n                        \n                            \n                            <article class=\"slider-item\">\n                                <a 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                               <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-btn \" data-target=\"#FAQ0\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" aria-controls=\"FAQ0\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n                                        What is \u201cAffirmatively Furthering Fair Housing\u201d (AFFH)?                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/h2>\n                                <div class=\"collapse show\" data-parent=\"#accordionFAQ\" id=\"FAQ0\" aria-labelledby=\"accordionHeading1\">\n                                    <div class=\"card-body\">\n                                        <p>AFFH is a provision of the 1968 Fair Housing Act directing HUD to make sure neither it nor the cities, counties, states, and public housing agencies it funds, discriminate in their housing and community development programs and that those programs actively work to eliminate the barriers and disparities caused by residential segregation. It also requires any federal entity involved in housing or urban development activities to affirmatively further fair housing. Here is <a href=\"https:\/\/public-inspection.federalregister.gov\/2021-12114.pdf\">how HUD defines AFFH<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Affirmatively furthering fair housing<\/strong><\/em> means taking meaningful actions, in addition to combating discrimination, that overcome patterns of segregation and foster inclusive communities free from barriers that restrict access to opportunity based on protected characteristics. Specifically, affirmatively furthering fair housing means taking meaningful actions that, taken together, address significant disparities in housing needs and in access to opportunity, replacing segregated living patterns with truly integrated and balanced living patterns, transforming racially or ethnically concentrated areas of poverty into areas of opportunity, and fostering and maintaining compliance with civil rights and fair housing laws. The duty to affirmatively further fair housing extends to all of a program participant\u2019s activities and programs relating to housing and urban development.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"accordion-item\">\n                                <h2 class=\"heading-3\" id=\"accordionHeading1\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-btn collapsed\" data-target=\"#FAQ1\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" aria-controls=\"FAQ1\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n                                        How Does HUD Implement AFFH Requirements?                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/h2>\n                                <div class=\"collapse \" data-parent=\"#accordionFAQ\" id=\"FAQ1\" aria-labelledby=\"accordionHeading1\">\n                                    <div class=\"card-body\">\n                                        <p>Since 1995, HUD has had regulations implementing AFFH, which have been amended over time (See the timeline below for more details). Currently, HUD has in place a temporary regulation (called an Interim Final Rule) that includes the definition of AFFH and requirements for its grantees (called \u201cprogram participants\u201d) to certify that they are in compliance with their AFFH obligations.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"accordion-item\">\n                                <h2 class=\"heading-3\" id=\"accordionHeading1\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-btn collapsed\" data-target=\"#FAQ2\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" aria-controls=\"FAQ2\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n                                        What Is The Fair Housing Act?                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/h2>\n                                <div class=\"collapse \" data-parent=\"#accordionFAQ\" id=\"FAQ2\" aria-labelledby=\"accordionHeading1\">\n                                    <div class=\"card-body\">\n                                        <p>The Fair Housing Act, passed in 1968, just seven days after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., seeks to end housing discrimination and promote diverse, inclusive communities by prohibiting discrimination against people seeking to rent or buy a home, obtain a mortgage, or seek housing assistance.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the Fair Housing Act, its passage, and connection to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., click below to watch the award-winning short film &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lualCTZT2S0\">Seven Days<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"content-wrap-item post__heading post__heading-undefined wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"container-fluid pb-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row justify-content-lg-center\">\n            <div class=\"col-lg-8 col-xl-7 icon-house-after\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<!--    --><!--        <div class=\"admin-message\">Populate content in the sidebar for this block to start taking shape!<\/div>-->\n<!--    -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expanding Opportunity and Creating Inclusive and Thriving Communities for All What Is AFFH? 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