Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson testifies at a House Financial Services Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 21, 2019.

A New HUD Rule Could Dismantle the Fair Housing Act

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 10, 2019

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is proposing a new rule that would make it more difficult to bring discrimination claims under the Fair Housing Act. Elaine Gross, president of ERASE Racism, a Syosset-based nonprofit argues the change would lead to more discriminatory housing practices in Long Island, one of the most racially segregated regions in the country.

 

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