By: Tracy M. Evans, Esq., Associate, Saxon Gilmore & Carraway, P.A. On Wednesday, July 8, 2015, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) released its final rule on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (the “Rule”), designed to provide communities that receive HUD funding with data and tools to assist them in meeting their obligations...Read More

By Tracy M. Evans, Esq.,  Associate, Saxon, Gilmore, Carraway & Gibbons, P.A. Recently, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear a case involving the low-income house tax credit (LIHTC) program in Texas. The central issue to be decided is whether disparate-impact claims are viable claims under the Fair Housing Act. This is...Read More