HUD and the Justice Department jointly scrapped a 2013 Obama-era policy that exposed homebuilders to indefinite legal liability over accessibility flaws, a mandate officials say added hundreds of millions in costs and choked off affordable housing. HUD Secretary Scott Turner and Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Craig Trainor moved to replace the […] The post Trump administration rescinds Obama-era housing mandate blamed for driving up building costs appeared first on American Almanac .
HUD and the Justice Department jointly scrapped a 2013 Obama-era policy that exposed homebuilders to indefinite legal liability over accessibility flaws, a mandate officials say added hundreds of millions in costs and choked off affordable housing. HUD Secretary Scott Turner and Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Craig Trainor moved to replace the old enforcement framework with strict filing deadlines that mirror what Congress actually wrote into the Fair Housing Act more than three decades ago. Under the new guidance, individuals and advocacy groups now face a one-year window to file administrative complaints with HUD, starting from the date a building receives its certificate of occupancy. Private federal…Open
HUD's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity is investigating the University of Connecticut and the University of Minnesota to determine whether their campus housing programs violate the Fair Housing Act by steering or advertising housing opportunities based on race or ethnicity.
A white separatist group is openly planning a network of whites-only settlements across rural America that aim to withstand legal challenges by operating essentially as private clubs. Why it matters: The communities are launching in the Ozarks, Appalachia and the South as the Trump administration has backed off prosecuting many civil rights cases. - They're also surfacing at a time when the nation is becoming increasingly diverse , and as the racist "great replacement theory" has become a staple of far-right politics in recent years. The big picture: For nearly three years, state and federal authorities have largely watched from the sidelines as the separatist group Return to the Land (RTTL) unveiled plans and took applications for…
A white separatist group is openly planning a network of whites-only settlements across rural America that aim to withstand legal challenges by operating essentially as private clubs. Why it matters: The communities are launching in the Ozarks, Appalachia and the South as the Trump administration has backed off prosecuting many civil rights cases. - They're also surfacing at a time when the nation is becoming increasingly diverse , and as the racist "great replacement theory" has become a staple of far-right politics in recent years. The big picture: For nearly three years, state and federal authorities have largely watched from the sidelines as the separatist group Return to the Land (RTTL) unveiled plans and took applications for…Open
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has joined a lawsuit against the city of Evanston in Illinois over its housing "reparations" program.
The Department of Justice has joined a lawsuit against the city of Evanston, Illinois, alleging its housing “reparations” program violates federal anti-discrimination laws. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Justice (DOJ) has joined a lawsuit against the city of Evanston in Illinois over its housing “reparations” program. DETAIL: The DOJ claims that Evanston’s housing program violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Fair Housing Act. The reparations program, which was launched in 2021 , provides payments and housing assistance exclusively to Evanston residents with “origins in any of the Black racial and ethnic groups of Africa” and their descendants who lived in the city during…Open
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The state of Texas and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are investigating the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) over alleged violations of the Fair Housing Act and other state laws.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R), HUD Secretary Scott Turner, the Texas Workforce Commission, and EPIC’s affiliates, […] The post Trump Admin Launches Investigation Into Islamic EPIC City. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The state of Texas and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are investigating the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) over alleged violations of the Fair Housing Act and other state laws. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R), HUD Secretary Scott Turner, the Texas Workforce Commission, and EPIC’s affiliates, including Community Capital Partners (CCP). WHEN & WHERE: Investigations began in 2023 and continue into 2024 , focusing on EPIC City (now renamed “The Meadow”) near Josephine, Texas, in Collin and Hunt counties. The HUD investigation was announced on February 13, 2026. KEY QUOTE: “The Meadow was marketed as an exclusively ‘Muslim community’ intended to serve as…Open
HUD Secretary Scott Turner directed HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity to investigate the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) for potential violations of the Fair Housing Act.