On August 19, 2019, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development proposed a change to the Fair Housing Act’s 2013 Rule on Disparate Impact, which would make it harder for local governments to enforce fair housing. As it stands, the rule currently allows potential victims of housing discrimination to challenge the policies or practices underlying
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