Westchester County, a wealthy suburb in the New York metropolitian area, has been fighting a court case alleging that they discriminated against minorities by not "affirmatively furthering fair housing." In other words, they accepted federal funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) which carries with it an obligation to desegregate and the Anti-Discrimination Center sued, stating that Westchester County has not been meeting their obligation.
A federal judge agreed.
Westchester County agreed to a settlement in which they "will have to pay more than $60 million, develop at least 750 housing units in the most residentially segregated white municipalities in the County, and institute meaningful housing de‐segregation policies."
This has implications for highly segregated communities around the country that have accepted federal funds through HUD and have done little to affirmatively further fair housing.
Monday, August 10, 2009
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