Unabashed Truth about AFFH, Protecting Property Rights and Local Government Authority
kut.org News from Austin, TX By Joy Diaz • Sep 10, 2015 click here for article And, as part of the celebrations, HUD Secretary Julian Castro visited the University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs Wednesday. The secretary said if HUD wants to be more effective in eradicating disparity and inequality, it Continue Reading
Heartlander Magazine, September 13, 2015 By Tony Corvo (click here for article) The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has finalized new regulations for local communities receiving federal government funds, requiring communities to identify and eliminate deviations from mandated demographic and socioeconomic ratios and quotas. The new HUD mandate, officially billed as the Continue Reading
Obama with smirking Julian Castro, HUD Secretary THEDAILYSIGNAL, Sep 8, 2015 By Vanessa Calder, (click here for article) The U.S. inspector general estimates that 25,226 households occupying public housing units exceed the Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD)’s 2014 eligibility income limits. In New York City, one household was making an Continue Reading
At 50, This Housing Policy Needs a Big Renovation Bad for America Published in the Wall Street Journal By VANN ELLISON And JAMES PETTIT Sept. 8, 2015 7:32 p.m. ET By Rev. Ellison, president and CEO of Naples, Fla.,-based St. Matthew’s House, a nonprofit organization providing homeless assistance. HUD’s mismanagement and mission creep have made it Continue Reading
(AFFH website note: While CDBG is the largest HUD grant program by far, it’s important to keep in mind that there are several other smaller HUD grant programs, and taking even a dollar from any one of them leaves a locality vulnerable to de facto federal takeover.) National Review by Stanley Kurtz July 31, 2015 Continue Reading
Stanley Kurt quote: …by obligating all localities receiving HUD funding to compare their demographics to the region as a whole, AFFH effectively nullifies municipal boundaries. Even with no allegation or evidence of intentional discrimination, the mere existence of a demographic imbalance in the region as a whole must be remedied by a given suburb. Suburbs Continue Reading
HUD’s Final AFFH Rule as published in the Federal Registry July 16, 2015 “:(” Final AFFH Rule HUD No. 15-084 Heather Fluit (202) 708-0685 http://www.hud.gov/news/index.cfm FOR RELEASE Wednesday July 8, 2015 HUD ANNOUNCES FINAL RULE ON AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a final rule Continue Reading