AFHMP (Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan) Issues

On March 10, 2014 industry representatives talked with Bryan Green in the FHEO (Fair Housing/Equal Opportunity) office of HUD.  The discussion revealed that there is a great deal of discrepancy in the way that Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plans are being approved by various HUD offices.

Some properties have waited as long as 14 months to receive approval.  Many properties are having problems with HUD offices that each have differing requirements. A request was made to bring some consistency across the board in the interpretation of the form, and to the possibility of establishing an industry stakeholder task force.  Mr. Green has begun an investigation into the inconsistencies and will keep the industry apprised of the situation.