2529-AB08 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2529 Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity FHEO 2500 Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, Revisions (FR-6519)

This interim final rule revises HUD’s regulation governing the Fair Housing Act’s mandate that the Secretary administer HUD’s program and activities in a manner that affirmatively furthers fair housing. This interim final rule returns to the original understanding of what the statutory AFFH certification was prior to the 1994 subregulatory guidance: A general commitment that grantees will use the funds to take active steps to promote fair housing. Grantee AFFH certifications will be deemed sufficient provided they took any action during the relevant period rationally related to promoting fair housing, such as helping eliminate housing discrimination. This interim final rule does not, however, reinstate the obligation to conduct an Analysis of Impediments or mandate any specific fair housing planning mechanism; program participants will not be subject to HUD challenge of an AFFH certification until further rulemaking by HUD.

]]> Other Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 24 CFR part 5 24 CFR part 91 24 CFR part 92 24 CFR part 570 42 U.S.C 3600 to 3620 42 U.S.C. 3535(d) No Interim Final Rule 03/03/2025 90 FR 11020 Final Rule 09/00/2025 No No None No No No Kevin Cooke General Deputy Assistant Secretary 2529 Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity FHEO 202 708-4252 451 7th Street SW, Washington DC 20410