Annual Report on Fair Housing FY 2009 - HUD

<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> on Fair Housing
FY 2009
Table of Contents
A Message from the Assistant Secretary ................................................................................................................. 5
About This <strong>Report</strong> .................................................................................................................................................... 7
Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................................. 9
State of Fair Housing .............................................................................................................................................. 13
HUD Enforcement of the Fair Housing Act ............................................................................................................ 19
Housing Discrimination Complaints ................................................................................................................... 20
Chart 1: Complaints Filed with HUD and FHAP Agencies (FY 2006-FY 2009)................................................ 21
Bases of Complaints ........................................................................................................................................... 21
Table 1: Bases of HUD and FHAP Complaints (FY 2006-FY 2009) ................................................................. 22
Table 2: Bases of HUD Complaints (FY 2006-FY 2009) .................................................................................. 24
Table 3: Bases of FHAP Complaints (FY 2006-FY 2009) ................................................................................. 25
Issues in Complaints ........................................................................................................................................... 25
Table 4: Issues in HUD and FHAP Complaints (FY 2006-FY 2009) ................................................................. 26
Table 5: Issues in HUD Complaints (FY 2006-FY 2009) .................................................................................. 28
Table 6: Issues in FHAP Complaints (FY 2006-FY 2009) ................................................................................ 29
Compliance with Notice Requirements………………………………………………………………………………………………………...26
Complaint Closures ............................................................................................................................................ 30
Chart 2: HUD and FHAP Complaints Closed (FY 2006-FY 2009) .................................................................... 31
Chart 3: HUD and FHAP Complaint Outcomes, by Type (FY 2006-FY 2009) , ................................................. 32
Chart 4: HUD Complaint Outcomes, by Type (FY 2006-FY 2009) .................................................................. 33
Chart 5: FHAP Complaint Outcomes, by Type (FY 2006-FY 2009)................................................................. 34
Timeliness of Investigations ............................................................................................................................... 34
Chart 6: HUD and FHAP Newly Aged Complaints (FY 2006-FY 2009) ........................................................... 35
Adjudicating Fair Housing Act Complaints ......................................................................................................... 35
Table 7: Fair Housing Act Caseload (FY 2009) ............................................................................................... 36
Table 8: Administrative Outcomes (FY 2009) ................................................................................................ 36
Table 9: Post-Charge Consent Orders (FY 2009) ........................................................................................... 37
Commencement of Administrative Hearings..................................................................................................... 37
Issuance of ALJ Decisions ................................................................................................................................... 37
Table 10: ALJ Decision (FY 2009) ................................................................................................................... 37
Cases Elected to DOJ .......................................................................................................................................... 37
Table 11: Outcomes of Cases Elected to DOJ (FY 2009) ............................................................................... 38
Secretary-Initiated Enforcement ....................................................................................................................... 38
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