the fair housing act became law on september 18, 1959.
when did the fair housing act became law?
september 18, 1959
affirmatively furthering fair housing is a provision of the 1968 federal fair housing act signed into law by president lyndon johnson. the law requires that "all executive departments and agencies shall administer their programs and activities relating to housing and urban development (including any federal agency having regulatory or supervisory authority over financial institutions) in a manner affirmatively to further the purposes of" the fair housing act. the law also requires the secretary of hud to administer all hud programs in a manner that affirmatively furthers fair housing. since the fair housing act has a dual purpose - both the elimination of all forms of housing discrimination and residentially segregated communities, affirmatively furthering fair housing is essentially fulfilling the dual purpose of the law. in july 2015, hud promulgated the affirmatively furthering fair housing rule pursuant to the fair housing act. it requires cities and towns which receive federal money for any housing or urban development related purpose to examine whether there are any barriers to fair housing, housing patterns or practices that promote bias based on any protected class under the fair housing act, and to create a plan for rectifying fair housing barriers. the intention is to promote equal housing opportunities and level the playing field so that all neighborhoods provide the quality services and amenities that are important for people to live successful lives. civil rights groups have hailed the rule citing decades-long patterns of government-sponsored segregation and discriminatory practices, while conservatives have decried it as "social engineering." however, the 2015 affirmatively furthering fair housing rule was later weakened by the trump administration's hud secretary ben carson on may 18, 2018.
affirmatively furthering fair housing
in addition to its enforcement of fair housing laws, the office of fair housing and equal opportunity oversees a number of fair housing-related programs.





























fair housing assistance program (fhap)- the fair housing assistance program provides funding annually on a noncompetitive basis to state and local agencies that enforce fair housing laws that are substantially equivalent to the fair housing act.
office of fair housing and equal opportunity