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Steps to increase Fair Housing Act compliance slated
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Chicago Defender
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August 16, 2000
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Steps to increase Fair Housing Act compliance slated
The Departments of Treasury, Justice, and Housing and Urban Development announced steps to ensure that low-income housing tax credit projects are in compliance with the Fair Housing Act.
"The low-income housing tax credit has led to the creation of more than one million units of affordable housing for low-income Americans," said Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers. "This agreement will help to ensure that discrimination is not a barrier to affordable housing for any American."
"Housing discrimination should not pay," said HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo. "This agreement preserves an important source of low-income housing while ensuring that ...
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