HUD Publishes Civil Penalty Amounts for Fair Housing Violations
Fair Housing Coach recently posted this:
“Earlier this year, HUD published inflation-adjusted civil penalty amounts for individuals or companies that were found to have violated a variety of different housing-related laws, including the federal Fair Housing Act.
Under the revised amounts, a violator can be assessed a maximum civil penalty of $23,011 for a first violation of the Fair Housing Act. If the person or firm had violated the Fair Housing Act in the previous five years and are again in violation, they can be fined a maximum of $57,527, and respondents who had violated the law two or more times in the previous seven years can be fined a maximum of $115,054 upon another violation.
It's important to note that these civil penalty amounts are in addition to actual damages and attorney’s fees and costs that may be awarded to someone who has experienced housing discrimination.”
Violators can be fined $23K-$115K for Fair Housing violations.
And just last week, HUD announced they would be making $30,370,597 available to fair housing organizations across the nation working to fight housing discrimination. The funds will support a variety of activities, including fair housing education and outreach, testing and enforcement, through the Department’s Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP).
This funding includes more than $16 million for Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI). PEI grants provide funds to eligible organizations to conduct testing, investigate violations and obtain enforcement of the rights granted under the Fair Housing Act or substantially equivalent State or local laws.
Where does your property stand? Are you in compliance with Fair Housing laws? Lumina Compliance can help you figure out the answer to that question by completing a Physical Inspection of your property. Contact andy@luminacomp.com today to get started.
