DISCRIMINATION
Rebuild and protect an independent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Protect its Office of Fair Lending and Equal Opportunity.
Honor the Fair Housing Act: Reinstate the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule.
Honor the Fair Housing Act: Protect the Small Area Fair Market Rent Rule.
Honor the Fair Housing Act: Protect the Discriminatory Effects Doctrine, which addresses policies that unnecessarily cause systemic inequality in housing, regardless of whether they were adopted with discriminatory intent.
Regarding disparate impact, 1787 believes that unequal outcomes do not necessarily demonstrate discrimination and that individual discrimination claims should generally be based on evidence of discriminatory intent. We agree with the Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling in Inclusive Communities that racial imbalance alone is not sufficient to establish disparate-impact liability. Plaintiffs should identify a specific policy that causes the disparity, while governments and private actors should retain latitude to pursue legitimate objectives.
Enforce existing laws to end redlining and housing and lending discrimination once and for all.
Put an end to unfair property assessments, which cause widespread over-taxation of the homes of minorities.
Expand the protected classes to protect people against discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and marital status.
Continue to go after tech companies that restrict access to housing ads based on characteristics like race, religion, or national origin.
Stop predatory land contract practices. Demand that all contracts for deed be appropriately recorded.