HUD INITIATES ORDER TO HALT FUNDING TO BROOKLYN, NY OPERATOR OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS FOR VIOLATIONS OF ANTIDISCRIMINATION LAWS

摘要

HUD has announced that it will begin procedures to suspend federal affordable housing funds to Carbrook Associates, LP, after a HUD investigation found that it violated federal anti-discrimination laws in the operation of 81 units of multifamily housing in Brooklyn, NY. The investigation found that Carbrook failed to address widespread architectural barriers that limit access by individuals with disabilities. In 2019, HUD notified Carbrook of its findings of violations of federal law involving discrimination against individuals with disabilities. Carbrook has refused to come into voluntary compliance to resolve the findings of discrimination. HUD also commenced a concurrent investigation based on concerns that Carbrook may be excluding tenants of racial and other minority groups in violation of federal anti-discrimination law, leaving the properties occupied almost exclusively by white tenants. As stated in HUD's letter, Carbrook violated provisions of the law requiring cooperation with HUD's investigation into these concerns of systemic racial and national origin discrimination.