NAHREP Submits Letter to HUD Regarding the Reconsideration of HUD’s Implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s Disparate Impact Standard.

In a letter submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), NAHREP urges HUD to maintain the standard the agency adopted in its 2013 final rule, “Implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s Discriminatory Effects Standard.” The letter highlights several key concerns with the proposed rule change, including algorithmic bias, stifled innovation and negative consumer impacts.