NAR Comment Letter to HUD's OFHEO Regarding Interim Rule on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Definitions

On July 12 NAR submitted comments on HUD’s interim final rule restoring definitions and certifications, and providing technical assistance to funding recipients, related to the “affirmatively furthering fair housing” (AFFH)

provisions of the Fair Housing Act.

 

NAR is committed to ensuring REALTORS^® work to actively fight discrimination in their communities and provide every potential homeowner access to the home of their choice in the neighborhood of their choice. Over the last 100 years, NAR has evolved from an organization that wrongly promulgated an ethical code prohibiting racial integration to one that is a leading advocate for strong fair housing rights. In 2020, NAR launched its ACT! fair housing initiative, which

 

 

NAR agrees with the restored definitions of this 2021 interim final rule, which provide a reasonable construction of long-settled legal interpretations of the statutory obligation to AFFH, and return to the fundamental goals of the Fair Housing Act.