Fair Housing Mandates Are Alive and Well
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Learning Outcomes
- Understand the broad implications of the legal duty for federal grantees to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing.
- Learn about the range of actions that local governments are taking to address the root sources of housing discrimination and exclusion.
- Explore best practices in turning good ideas into regulations and incentives that will create meaningful change in housing opportunities.
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Explore the increased focus on the Fair Housing Act since the November 2020 election. Local governments throughout the U.S. continue to innovate in this area in creative ways. Two national leaders in fair housing law and affordable housing economics join a regional housing policy coordinator from the Baltimore area to discuss emerging trends, including Source of Income legislation, small area fair market rents, resident preference policies, recent court decisions, and regional project-based voucher programs. Hear about the challenges faced in implementing each reform.
Learn about the successful scaling up of local fair housing programs to the regional level, tailoring Area Median Income-based housing programs to reflect more localized rent challenges, and designing resident preference programs for greater effectiveness.