Reminder: Register Today | On the Brink: The Looming Eviction Crisis of the COVID-19 Pandemic

June 16, 2021 | 2:00-4:00 PM ET

Join the National Fair Housing Training Academy (NFHTA) and the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) in a conversation focusing on the impact of the eviction moratorium during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disparate impact on people of color and those in other protected classes, resulting in higher rates of infection and higher rates of unemployment. This has a profound impact on renters of color, who are much more vulnerable to losing their homes through eviction, especially as eviction moratoria are lifted and assistance programs end or fail to adequately reach them.

This forum will contain information about housing assistance programs that may help prevent eviction, specify how eviction could be a fair housing violation, and provide resources and tools that fair housing practitioners, attorneys, and housing counselors can utilize to combat evictions that violate the Fair Housing Act.

Note: NFHTA’s July National Fair Housing Forum will address the pending foreclosure crisis.

May Forum Materials Posted | Collateral Damage: The Consequences of Racial Bias in the Residential Appraisal Process - May 19, 2021

Thank you for everyone who attended NFHTA’s May National Fair Housing Forum: Collateral Damage: The Consequences of Racial Bias in the Residential Appraisal Process. 

We encourage you to reference the forum recording and materials as you work to use fair housing laws to challenge discriminatory appraisals and help build wealth in communities of color.

NFHTA Job Aid: Flowchart of the Real Estate Appraisal Process

This job aid provides information for FHIP and FHAP practitioners on the home appraisal process. It includes a flowchart of a typical home appraisal and introduction of the different parties involved in the appraisal process.

Intake and investigative staff can reference this job aid while interacting with potential aggrieved parties and it serves as a tool for effective investigative planning to address allegations of home appraisal bias.

About the Forums

Forums are online conversations designed to allow multi-directional interactions between HUD and its FHIP and FHAP partners around emerging fair housing issues regarding processing complaints, conducting investigations, and managing agencies. Topics will evolve based on partner needs and interests.