Algorithms and Housing Discrimination: Rethinking HUD’s New Disparate Impact Rule
The Brookings Institution, March 5, 2021–John Villasenor and Virginia Foggo
In September, HUD published a rule fundamentally changing the framework for pursuing disparate impact claims under the Fair Housing Act. In late January, President Biden issued an executive order directing HUD to “examine the effects” of the rule. Put simply, the new rule is concerning.
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2021/03/05/algorithms-and-housing-discrimination-rethinking-huds-new-disparate-impact-rule/