Trump administration proposes new rule that would make it harder for Americans to file complaints of unintentional housing discrimination by local officials or housing developers.
The Trump administration on Friday proposed a new rule that would make it harder for Americans to file complaints of housing discrimination by local policies or housing developers, a move officials said was necessary to protect businesses from unnecessary legal exposure.
Ben Carson, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Department, said the administration is still committed to combating blatant housing discrimination and increasing affordable housing options for Americans. The rule, he said, was needed to clarify legal liability. In 2015, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that this kind of “disparate impact” still matters, even if housing developers weren’t intentionally trying to discriminate. The case considered allegations by a Texas-based nonprofit that alleged the state enabled segregated housing patterns by allocating too many tax credits in low-income areas dominated by African Americans and did not supply enough tax credits in wealthier white suburban neighborhoods.
Under the new rule, much of the burden of proof would be shifted to the person or group claiming discrimination.
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