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U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Final Rule on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing.
Staff Summary
• Lake County has been required by HUD to complete an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AIFHC) every five years, with its most recent AIFHC completed in September 2014. Since then, Lake County has worked with the community to advance several affirmatively furthering fair housing goals.
• On July 8, 2015, HUD established requirements for a newly delineated Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) that replaces the AIFHC previously required. The new AFH must be incorporated into the next five-year Consolidated Plan. As Lake County’s next five-year Consolidated Plan which is due May 1, 2020. The new AFH will be due July 31, 2019.
• To meet this deadline, Lake County Community Development intends in January 2018 to seek Lake County Board approval of a new Request for Proposal to be issued to seek proposals and bids from consulting firms to lead the AFH community outreach and engagement process. The consultant selection process in the first quarter of 2018 will be followed by community outreach and engagement for the remainder of 2018.
• Following the community engagement process in 2018, the actual AFH will be developed in early 2019 for consideration by the Board in summer 2019.