HUD TO ELIMINATE OBAMA AND BIDEN FED ZONING RULE

WASHINGTON — Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner announced the elimination Wednesday of a costly Obama- and Biden-era federal zoning rule that President Trump warned would “destroy” suburban neighborhoods nationwide.

The Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule had conditioned millions of dollars’ worth of community development block grants from HUD on the completion of lengthy demographic analyses. Exclusive | HUD secretary Turner to scrap costly federal zoning rule Trump warned would 'destroy' suburbs