Unabashed Truth about AFFH, Protecting Property Rights and Local Government Authority
Federal Registry, December 31, 2015, HUD releases response on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Assessment Tool. In spite of numerous requests for information, HUD refused to provide any status about Douglas County comments made about the AFFH rule. Finally HUD graciously provides information, but was unresponsive until it was ready, typical of our 4th branch of Continue Reading
On 12/31/2015 HUD provided notice of the availability of the AFFH Data Mapping Tool. In order to access and view AFFHT requires a PC or mobile device with a supported browser and Internet access. The site to logon to AFFHT is http://egis.hud.gov/affht (Go ahead, try it yourself.) Only AFFH program participants (e.g., PHA or CDBG or HOME Continue Reading
Introduction by Smith Young”:)” This particular post is for those of you with a long attention span seeking to understand the details of AFFH. This also demonstrates what makes composing an AFFH elevator speech so difficult (and this is only the FAQ’s!) HUD’s recent post is repeated below, following this introduction. Someone (that would be Continue Reading
Introduction by Smith Young”:)” Its one thing to conduct a study and make findings, however, suggesting conclusions and making recommendations is quite different. This study and the findings are significant, but who made Lens and Monkkonen king, effectively empowering them to define community planning objectives and decide right from wrong? Their finding suggest, but they Continue Reading
President Obama is taking over local government in America, and almost no one is talking about it. Obama’s new Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) regulation is his vehicle for the effective federalization of . . . well, pretty much everything. Breathtaking in its radicalism, AFFH easily matches Obamacare in its transformative potential. National Review Don’t Continue Reading
“Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can…” John Lennon wrote these words for a fantasy song to glorify his understanding of the road to peace. John may not have understood the true origins of his thoughts, but we know it as Communism. Barack Obama knows that too and is determined to make sure you understand Continue Reading
The Supreme Court’s disparate impact ruling has enabled an Obama administration power grab on neighborhood zoning regulations—all in the name of diversity. click “Get Ready For Racial Quotas On Your Neighborhood” By Georgi Boorman, December 31, 2015 President Obama’s Department of Housing and Urban Development is plotting a power grab under a new rule that Continue Reading
For all of us whether retiring, graduating college, starting a new job, or recently married; deciding on your future home will continue to be your biggest decision. Housing has been all over the news this week without a mention of HUD and AFFH, the elephant in the room, to include the publications listed below. These Continue Reading