The City of Salisbury, Maryland is an entitlement community under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG). In accordance with the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, each entitlement community must “affirmatively further fair housing.” In order to demonstrate that the entitlement community is “affirmatively furthering fair housing,” each community must conduct a Fair Housing Analysis which identifies any impediments to fair housing choice and what steps it will take to affirmatively further fair housing. HUD advises communities that the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing should also address “Visitability,” the Section 504 Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as the Fair Housing Act.
The HUD Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) Office is now advising Federal entitlement communities to update their Analysis of Impediments (AI) to Fair Housing Choice to coincide with their Five Year Consolidated Plan, and then every five (5) years thereafter. In addition, each year the City, as part of its Annual Action Plan, must sign certifications that the City will affirmatively further fair housing. This means that the City will conduct an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI), take appropriate actions to overcome the effects of any impediments identified through the AI, and maintain records reflecting what analysis and corrective actions were taken.
PY 2024 to 2028 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice_DRAFT