LeadingAge Opposes HUD Effort to Rescind Affirmative Fair Housing Rules
(July 8, 2025) As reported by LeadingAge, in a July 3rd comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the association strongly opposed the agency’s proposal to rescind regulations that promote equitable housing access through an “affirmative fair housing marketing” (AFHM) framework.
The agency’s current AFHM regulations set out the rules that housing providers follow to make sure that various and underserved racial and ethnic groups have equitable access to information about housing opportunities. The goal of the AFHM requirements is to make sure that federally supported housing opportunities are marketed equitably across racial and ethnic groups, rather than further entrenching decades of systemic housing discrimination.
In its proposed rule from June 3rd, HUD gave several reasons for proposing to rescind the AFHM regulations. LeadingAge and its membership of affordable senior housing providers remain deeply committed to fair and affordable access to housing, and the association stands ready to work with HUD to continue affirmative fair housing outreach to households about housing opportunities.
LeadingAge expects HUD to move forward with the proposal despite opposition from many housing stakeholders, and the association will work with members to continue upholding fair housing access.
Read LeadingAge’s letter here.
Contact: Annalyse Komoroske Denio, akomoroskedenio@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8866