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- Title
Cooperative Federalism and Fair Housing Enforcement<sup>*</sup>.
- Authors
Bullock, III, Charles S.; Lamb, Charles M.; Wilk, Eric M.
- Abstract
Objective: We investigate how three levels of government have enforced the Fair Housing Act as a cooperative federalism program. Methods: Based on data obtained from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), we test a multivariate fixed effects logistic regression model. Results: First, the Fair Housing Act's substantial equivalency requirement and HUD's Fair Housing Assistance Program have enabled state and local civil rights agencies to play an essential role in enforcing national fair housing policy. Second, there is little difference in the extent to which federal, state, and local agencies provide outcomes favorable to fair housing complainants. Third, local agencies have been most likely to provide favorable outcomes in recent years. Conclusion: Encouraging state and particularly local agencies to participate more actively in fair housing enforcement would strengthen American federalism without significantly affecting complainants’ outcomes. Research involving effectiveness and efficiency in fair housing enforcement reinforces this argument.
- Subjects
FAIR Housing Act of 1968 (U.S.); UNITED States. Dept. of Housing &; Urban Development; HOUSING discrimination; CIVIL rights; COOPERATIVE federalism; UNITED States. Environmental Protection Agency
- Publication
Social Science Quarterly (Wiley-Blackwell), 2018, Vol 99, Issue 2, p728
- ISSN
0038-4941
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ssqu.12451