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PART 5—GENERAL HUD PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS; WAIVERS›Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing

§ 5.151 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: AFFH Certifications.

24 C.F.R. Part 5 — General HUD Program Requirements (definitions of income, annual/adjusted income, rent; HOTMA-era text) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · United States

A HUD program participant's certification that it will affirmatively further fair housing is sufficient if the participant takes, in the relevant period, any action that is rationally related to promoting one or more attributes of fair housing as defined in section 5.150(a). Nothing in this paragraph relieves jurisdictions of their other obligations under civil rights and fair housing statutes and regulations.

[90 FR 11023, Mar. 3, 2025]

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▸ Contents — 24 C.F.R. Part 5 — General HUD Program Requirements (definitions of income, annual/adjusted income, rent; HOTMA-era text)
24 C.F.R. Part 5 — General HUD Program Requirements (definitions of income, annual/adjusted income, rent; HOTMA-era text)
  1. 24 C.F.R. Part 5 — General HUD Program Requirements (definitio…
  2. ▸ PART 5—GENERAL HUD PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS; WAIVERS
    Overview
    1. Subpart A—Generally Applicable Definitions and Requirements; W…
    2. ▸ Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
      Overview
      1. § 5.150 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: Definitions.
      2. § 5.151 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: AFFH Certificat…
      3. §§ 5.152-5.180 [Reserved]
    3. Subpart B—Disclosure and Verification of Social Security Numbe…
    4. Disclosure and Verification of Social Security Numbers and Emp…
    5. Procedures for Obtaining Income Information About Applicants a…
    6. Subpart C—Pet Ownership for the Elderly or Persons With Disabi…
    7. General Requirements
    8. Pet Ownership Requirements for Housing Programs
    9. Pet Ownership Requirements for Public Housing Programs
    10. Subpart D—Definitions for Section 8 and Public Housing Assista…
    11. Subpart E—Restrictions on Assistance to Noncitizens
    12. Subpart F—Section 8 and Public Housing, and Other HUD Assisted…
    13. Family Income
    14. Family Payment
    15. Section 8 Project-Based Assistance: Occupancy Requirements
    16. Subpart G—Physical Inspection of Real Estate
    17. Subpart H—Uniform Financial Reporting Standards
    18. Subpart I—Preventing Crime in Federally Assisted Housing—Denyi…
    19. General
    20. Denying Admissions
    21. Terminating Tenancy
    22. Subpart J—Access to Criminal Records and Information
    23. Subpart K—Application, Registration, and Submission Requirements
    24. Subpart L—Protection for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating …
    25. Subpart M—Core Based Statistical Areas

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