Trump administration to reconsider housing bias protections

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters


MAY 10, 2018 / 2:49 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

Lawrence Hurley

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s administration signaled on Thursday it may reverse housing anti-discrimination protections established under Democratic former President Barack Obama that exposed companies to a broad range of legal claims under federal law.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) said it will move toward reconsidering the 2013 rule that laid out when so-called disparate impact claims can be brought against lenders, insurers and other major players in housing under federal fair housing law.

Disparate impact is a legal tool that has been used for decades to bring bias lawsuits over actions that have a discriminatory effect even with no evidence of discriminatory intent.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2015 ruling that such claims can be brought under the Fair Housing Act, a landmark civil rights law prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, religion, sex or national origin. Insurance companies in particular have fought its application to their industry.




Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-housing-discrimination/trump-administration-to-reconsider-housing-bias-protections-idUSKBN1IB2Q6

[C Moon]

1. This is why Trump is trying to get the Nobel Peace Prize (after he tries to destroy Obama's work).

Because a great President we had the privilege to live with (PRESIDENT OBAMA) received it.

To put Trump in line with Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter, and Barack Obama would be nothing short of a comedy sketch.

[Stonepounder]

2. I wonder if Trump is going to give any consideration to trying to repeal the 13th Amendment,

along with the 1st?

[ladym55]

3. And lick-spittle Paul Ryan applauded the reversal of another burdensome regulation

The zombie-eyed granny starver can't get his tail back to Janesville fast enough for me.

These people are despicable.