Fair Housing Update
Below is a summary of Fair Housing Act cases addressed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The facts of these cases and the quotes contained in this article were taken from linked [...]
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HUD Settles Claim Against City of Hemet, CA Over Discriminatory “Crime and Nuisance Free” Ordinances
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) has entered into a Voluntary Compliance Agreement with the City of Hemet, California over a claim that its “Crime and Nuisance Free” [...]
By Wil Ferguson
Posted HUD INCREASES PAYMENTS TO STATES REDUCING BARRIERS TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING AS AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALTERNATVE
In another example of HUD Secretary Ben Carson’s ongoing commitment to reducing barriers to the adoption of manufactured homes as an affordable housing alternative, the Department of Housing and [...]
HUD SECRETARY DR. BEN CARSON OPINION: REMOVING MANUFACTURED HOUSING RED TAPE TO IMPROVE HOUSING SITUATION FOR FAMILIES
Since the early days of the Trump Administration, Dr. Ben Carson, as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), has been an advocate for affordable housing by reducing unnecessary burdens [...]
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HUD Terminates Rule on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing … but Fair Housing enforcement actions continue
On July 23, 2020, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”), Ben Carson, intends to terminate a five-year-old regulation known as Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (“AFFH”) and [...]
By Ben Nelms
In Housing And Urban Development, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing News
Posted New Single Section Manufactured Homes a Popular Choice for Today’s Cooped-Up Home Buyers
As many American families are sequestered at home, hopefully waiting for the pandemic (COVID-19) to mercifully subside– and it will–. Many are renters that are exploring affordable [...]
By Wil Ferguson
In Housing And Urban Development, Manufactured Home News, Manufactured Homes, New Manufactured Homes
Posted Manufactured Homes and the Creation of Wealth that Homeownership is Believed to Promise
“Manufactured Homes Exhibit Their Own Potential To Be A Wealth Creation Tool For Ordinary Everyday Americans” — Ben Carson (HUD) Homeownership is the best path toward wealth, versus [...]
HUD’s Latest Fair Housing Actions
While COVID has certainly slowed down a lot of government activity, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) continues its work regarding Fair Housing Act enforcement. For those that [...]
By Wil Ferguson
In Housing And Urban Development, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Home Tips, Manufactured Homes
Posted COVID-19: At Risk Seniors in High Density Housing Versus Affordable Single Family Manufactured Homeownership
Almost one out of every five Americans will be over the age of 65 by the year 2030. (Yes, really.) And while baby boomers are aging they are the age group that is most susceptible to communicable [...]
In Housing And Urban Development, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Home News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Institute
Posted U.S. House of Representatives Unanimously Passes Bills Removing Barriers to Manufactured Housing
On a March 3rd, 2020 HOUSING ALERT by the Manufactured Housing Institute (M.H.I.): The U.S. House of Representatives passed two bills that would alleviate local and state barriers to [...]
