1. Community Public Forum City of Los Angeles
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule: Assessment of Fair Housing Tool
Community Public Forum
City of Los Angeles
A Joint Collaboration: HCIDLA + HACLA

2. Fair Housing PSA (English)

3. Fair Housing PSA (Spanish)

4. What is Fair Housing?
Fair housing is the right to choose housing free from unlawful discrimination.  Federal, state and local fair housing laws protect people from discrimination in housing transactions such as rentals, sales, lending, and insurance and other factors.
Fair housing is the key to all people having the right to choose where they live. It guarantees that regardless of your age, race, religion, family situation, or level of ability, you have the right to choose the housing that’s best for your need

5. Who is Protected Under Federal Fair Housing Law?
Federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act 1968
Sex
Gender
Sexual harassment
Disability (Mental and/or Physical)
Reasonable Accommodation: Changes to Policies
Reasonable Modification: Structural Changes
On February 3, 2012 – HUD issued a final rule on equal housing in HUD programs regardless of sexual orientation, gender identify, and marital status.
Race
Color
Religion
National Origin
Familial Status
Families with children

6. Who is Protected Under Fair Housing Laws in California?
California Department of Fair Employment and Housing Act 1964 (FEHA)
Marital Status (e.g. singles, married)
Ancestry
Sexual Orientation
Gender Identity
Gender Expression
Genetic Information
Income Source
Other California Laws
Age
Immigration Status
Freedom from Violence or Intimidation

7. Additional Protected Classes In the City of Los Angles?
Physical Disability (HIV & AIDS included
Familial Status (Children)
Student Status
Arbitrary Reasons

8. Examples of Prohibited Practices
Refusal to sell or rent housing
Saying that housing is unavailable when it actually is available
Applying different terms or rules
Refusal to grant a reasonable accommodation and/or modification for a person with a disability.
Discrimination based on association
Threats, intimidation, harassment, coercion
Steering
Discriminatory statements or advertising

9. What and Why Are We Doing and Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) + Its Purpose?
Primary Purpose of AFFH Final Rule is to:
Define a planning process to address fair housing
Clarify fair housing obligations
Provide open data and mapping tools to localities
Offer a “balanced approach” to fair housing
Facilitate fair housing local decision-making goals and priorities
Encourage collaboration on fair housing assessments
Facilitate community participation in local process
Originally established in 1968 to direct HUD and funding recipients to promote fair housing and equal opportunity.
On July 16, HUD published a revised final AFFH rule
The AFFH process means taking steps to proactively address significant disparities in access to opportunity, by identifying the root causes that limit housing and neighborhood choice – “Contributing Factors” – and to develop goals and strategies to overcome them.
In other words, HUD grantees must do more than focus on housing discrimination.

10. Expected AFFH/AFH Outcomes
Integrated living patterns
Overcoming historic patterns of segregation
Transforming racially and ethnically concentrated areas of poverty into areas with greater access to opportunity
Reducing disparities in access for different protected classes
Responding to disproportionate housing needs of different protected classes

11. Implementing the AFFH Through the New Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) Tool
-Replaces the previous Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI)
-Provides a standardized framework for program participants
-Requires the use of local data & knowledge, and HUD-provided maps and tables
-To inform and integrate fair housing strategies , ConPlans, PHA Plans, and other local plans
-AFH submission mandate – every five years in advance of new ConPlan or PHA Plan and must be accepted by HUD
Fair Housing Issues
to be Addressed
-Patterns of integration and segregation
-Racially and ethnically concentrated areas of poverty (R/ECAPs)
-Disparities in access to opportunity
-Disproportionate housing needs

12. AFH Required Components
Demographic Summary
Analysis of Segregation
Analysis of R/ECAPs
Analysis of Disparities in Access to Opportunity*
Analysis of Disproportionate Need
Analysis of Disability & Access
Fair Housing Enforcement, Outreach Capacity & Resources Analysis
Measures of Segregation
Analyzing Indicators of Access to Opportunity
Dissimilarity Index
Low Poverty Index
School Proficiency Index
Jobs Proximity Index
Labor Market Index
Low Transportation Cost Index
Transit Trips Index
Environmental Health Index

13. The AFH Planning Process
Assess fair Housing Issues
Analyze
Key/Significant Contributing Factors
Prioritize Contributing Factors
Set Fair Housing goals to overcome barriers
Take meaningful actions to address fair housing barriers
INFORMED THROUGH EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, COLLABORATION & PARTNERSHIPS
AFH Due to HUD on June 2017
5 year Consolidated Plan Due to HUD in March 2018 – AFH must be completed 9 months before the ConPlan

14. Submit AFH Plan to HUD Jun 2017
City’s AFH Timeline
Established working partnership with LA County CDC – Nov 2016
Data gathering phase
Jan-February 2017
Focus Groups, outreach to City Depts., City Council offices Jan. to March 2017
AFH Community Public Forums Feb to March2017
Complete 1st AFH Draft Plan March 2017
Post AFH Draft Plan April 2017
AFH Draft Plan at Council – late May 2017
CCL Approves AFH Plan Jun 2017
Submit AFH Plan to HUD Jun 2017

15. Community Engagement Process + Focus Groups
Disability + Access
Transportation + Employment
Healthy Neighborhoods + Public Health
Educational Proficiency
Government: Regional + Local - Completed
Non-Profit Developers - Completed
Discrimination + Compliance with Civil Rights Requirement – March 2017

16. AFH Community Public Forums
AFH Community Public Forums begin on February 21, 2017
A total of 7 public forums for each of the City’s 7 Planning Areas
Forums will take place in the evenings over the course of three weeks through March 13th
We’ll need your assistance to help distribute flyers and spread the word!
Working with City Departments and stakeholders to get the word out!

17. AFH Community Public Forums
2 Public Forums beginning This Week!
West Side
South Valley
We need to hear from you!
Help us get a great turn-out!

18. AFH City + County Resident Survey
City + County Resident Survey to maximize outreach and collection of local knowledge data
Resident survey is available in seven (7) languages
Being widely distributed via , hard copies, websites, at meetings, HCIDLA and HACLA field offices, City Council Offices, CBO’s, FSC’s, etc.
We need your help to distribute and collect completed hard copy surveys!

19. How Do We Get to the Finish Line?
Your Support + Assistance
Working across multiple fronts and multiple collaborations including:
Los Angeles County
Department of Public Health
Commissions
City Departments
Elected Officials
Wide range of key stakeholders
General Public
AFH

20. AFH Surveys: Resident Survey Links:
English:
Spanish:
Tagalog:
Armenian:
Russian:
Chinese:
Korean:

21. Stakeholder Survey Link:
AFH Surveys:
Stakeholder Survey Link:
More Information
Visit the Community Development Commission’s AFH website and-reports/assessment-of-fair-housing
Check back with HCIDLA for more information

22. Stay Informed
To stay informed about upcoming drafts, community meetings and survey distribution, contact:
Raymond Webster
Development Specialist
Los Angeles County CDC
700 W. Main St.
Alhambra, CA
Nancy Twum-Akwaboah
Housing, Planning & Economic Analyst
City of Los Angeles HCID
1200 W. 7th St.
Los Angeles, CA