In August 2019, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a new rule with the potential to dismantle important civil rights protections against discrimination in housing.
Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, known as the Fair Housing Act, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of housing and in other housing-related activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin. However, HUD's new rule proposes to replace the use of "disparate impact" in determining housing discrimination and to raise the burden of proof required to prove discrimination. Moreover, the new rule proposes to release lenders and landlords from responsibility for computer-based algorithms that discriminate while automating decisions about credit scoring, home insurance, and mortgage interest rates.
Come learn about submitting public comments and make your voice heard on this critical issue! No prior experience submitting public comments is necessary.
Please visit B780 in the School of Social Work on Thursday, October 17, 2019 any time between 12:00pm to 1:30pm to submit a public comment regarding this rule.
Public comments on this rule will only be accepted until October 18, 2019.
University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106