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- June 2012
- HUD Issues Rule on sexual orientation/Gender Identity
This article comes from the Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit’s newsletter of Fair Housing News, June edition. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has recently issued a rule entitled Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. According to the HUD memo, the Rule:
• "Requires entities assisted by HUD or insured by FHA to make housing available without regard to actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status;
• Clarifies that the definition of "family" and "household", which identifies who is eligible for HUD's core programs, includes persons regardless of actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status;
• Prohibits HUD-assisted and HUD-insured entities from inquiring about an applicant's sexual orientation or gender identity for the purpose of determining eligibility or otherwise making housing available, Prohibits FHA approved lenders from basing eligibility determinations for FHA-insured loans on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity."Federal Fair Housing Laws prohibit discrimination in housing if based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or disability status. Michigan Fair Housing Laws prohibit discrimination based on the Federal laws and adds prohibitions in housing discrimination based on marital status or chronological age. Neither federal nor state laws prohibit housing discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Thirteen Detroit-area local governments do prohibit discrimination in housing based on sexual orientation, including: Ann Arbor, Birmingham, Detroit and Huntington Woods. Federal Fair Housing Laws prohibit discrimination in housing if based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or disability status. Michigan Fair Housing Laws prohibit discrimination based on the Federal laws and adds prohibitions in housing discrimination based on marital status or chronological age. Neither federal nor state laws prohibit housing discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Thirteen Detroit-area local governments do prohibit discrimination in housing based on sexual orientation, including: Ann Arbor, Birmingham, Detroit and Huntington Woods.
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