WASHINGTON — Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner announced the elimination Wednesday of a costly Obama- and Biden-era federal zoning rule that President Trump warned would “destroy” suburban neighborhoods nationwide.
The Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule had conditioned millions of dollars’ worth of community development block grants from HUD on the completion of lengthy demographic analyses.
To get the money, localities had to certify that there were no disparities — either by race, religion, sex, nationality or disability — in access to parks, transportation hubs, schools, and business districts, among other stipulations.
“Local and state governments understand the needs of their communities much better than bureaucrats in Washington, DC,” Turner said in a statement first shared with The Post.