Aug 11, 2015
HUD released its final rule last month for the implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) provisions. Click here to read more.
Aug 7, 2015
In City of San Diego v. Board of Trustees of the California State University (San Diego v. CSU), the California Supreme Court rejected CSU’s contention that the University could not pay off-site environmental mitigation costs unless the Legislature specifically...
Jul 1, 2015
In Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court held that disparate impact claims are a valid basis for lawsuits under the Federal Fair Housing Act (the “FHA”). Click here for more...
Jun 22, 2015
On June 15, 2015, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development updated and clarified the rules governing the Rental Assistance Demonstration (“RAD”) program. Click here for more information.
Jun 19, 2015
The California Supreme Court on June 15, 2015, in California Building Industry Ass’n (“BIA”) v. City of San Jose, held that local ordinances requiring a proportion of new housing to be affordable may be justified so long as they bear a reasonable relationship to the...
Jun 16, 2015
On June 15, 2015, the United States Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) announced the awardees of New Markets Tax Credits (“NMTC”) for the 2014 NMTC round. The Treasury awarded a total of $3.5 billion of NMTC to 76 community development...