United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2000-06-30 monographic deposited born digital 17 p. GA 1.13:RCED-00-160R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-00-160R P0b002ee180392ea0 f:rc00160r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-RCED-00-160R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-00-160R RCED-00-160R Federal aid for housing Housing programs Housing for the disabled Civil rights HUD Fair Housing Assistance Program Correspondence RCED Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) implementation of the Fair Housing Act's accessibility provisions, focusing on the: (1) organizations involved in administering fair housing programs; and (2) primary fair housing functions of those organizations.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) the organizations involved in administering fair housing programs and activities include: (a) HUD; (b) state and local government agencies, whose participation is voluntary; (c) private and nonprofit grantees; and (d) the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division; (2) HUD's and the Department of Justice's roles are set forth in the Fair Housing Act; (3) the primary fair housing functions of these organizations include: (a) enforcing federal fair housing requirements; (b) educating various organizations about fair housing requirements; (c) monitoring the performance of organizations as they administer fair housing requirements; and (d) performing other activities, such as responding to public inquiries, conducting research, and addressing known administrative problems; (4) as part of enforcement, complaints about noncompliance with fair housing requirements, including the accessibility requirements, may be reported by individuals or grantees acting as advocates for individuals; (5) complaints generally are resolved through settlement, conciliation, dismissal, an administrative hearing, or civil court action; (6) HUD's education activities include issuing guidance on the act's accessibility requirements and providing training and information about the accessibility requirements to the general public, advocacy groups, and the housing industry; and (7) in addition, HUD is primarily responsible for ensuring that accessibility programs and activities are properly implemented by its grantees and by state and local governments. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-00-160R/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-00-160R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-00-160R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-RCED-00-160R.pdf GAO/RCED-00-160R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-00-160R Correspondence GAO/RCED-00-160R; Fair Housing: HUD's Implementation of the Fair Housing; Federal aid for housing Housing programs Housing for the disabled Civil rights HUD Fair Housing Assistance Program