Carson And HUD Are Sued Over Delaying Anti-Segregation Rule
The federal lawsuit stems from the department's decision to postpone a requirement that funding recipients study how inclusive their communities are and plan how to overcome historic segregation.
Fair housing advocates are suing the Department of Housing and Urban Development to compel it to follow a rule meant to help prevent segregation and comply with the Fair Housing Act. The suit, which also names HUD Secretary Ben Carson, was filed Tuesday morning.
The federal lawsuit stems from HUD's to postpone an Obama administration rule requiring communities that get HUD funding to submit fair housing assessments — a step that required recipients to study how inclusive
