Disparate Impact Law

HUD opened a civil-rights investigation on Dec. 11, 2025 into Boston’s housing practices, alleging the city used federal grant assistance for race-based preferences in violation of the Fair Housing Act and Title VI. The agency’s letter to the Mayor’s Office of Housing cites city documents that target outreach to Black and Latinx families and a goal that at least 65% of homeownership opportunities go to BIPOC households, as HUD Secretary Scott Turner vowed to bring Boston into compliance.