March 16, 2020 DREDF submitted comments March 16 to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) proposed rule to weaken the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule in an effort to reverse government progress on discriminatory housing practices. The proposal affects people with disabilities and communities of color by allowing local jurisdictions to leave unaddressed fundamental disability and racial segregation obligations of fair housing law. DREDF urges HUD to uphold its commitment to Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing for people with disabilities and other covered classes, and to withdraw this proposed rule in its entirety and reinstate the 2015 AFFH Rule. [...]