Zoning

Below are various resources related to zoning which impact fair housing choice.

FHCCI Resources:

• FHCCI Fact Sheet 14 – Ensuring Fair and Affordable Housing Through Zoning
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• FHCCI Fact Sheet 11 – Visitability: Ensuring Homes are Accessible for People with Disabilities
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HUD/DOJ Guidance:

• HUD and DOJ Joint Statement on State and Local Land Use Laws and Practices and the Application of the Fair Housing Act, November 10, 2016 (Rescinded September 16, 2025)
• HUD Office of General Counsel Guidance on Application of Fair Housing Act Standards to the Enforcement of Local Nuisance and Crime-Free Housing Ordinances Against Victims of Domestic Violence, Other Crime Victims, and Others Who Require Police or Emergency Services, September 13, 2016
• Zoning and Group Homes: Joint Statement of the DOJ and HUD on Group Homes, Local Land Use and the Fair Housing Act, August 18, 1999

Other Guidance:

• Grounded Solutions Network Inclusionary Zoning Page
  • Inclusionary Zoning Frequently Asked Questions by Grounded Solutions Network
• Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. (US Supreme Court 1977)
• Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project (US Supreme Court 2015)
• Reflections on Moving Toward Integration and Modern Exclusionary-Zoning Cases Under the Fair Housing Act, Robert G. Schwemm, 2020.
• How Local Governments Use Nuisance Ordinances to Maintain Segregation, Shriver Center, April 2018.
• How Local Nuisance Ordinances and Crime Free Leases Undermine Communities, Sandra Park, October 2016.
• Addressing Community Opposition to Affordable Housing: A Fair Housing Toolkit, Pratt, Sara and Michael Allen, 2004.
• Why Not in Our Backyard?, Michael Allen, Planning Commissioners Journal, Winter 2002
• Using Civil Rights Law to Advance Affordable Housing, The NIMBY Report, National Low Income Housing Coalition, 2002
• Getting to YIMBY: Lessons in Yes in My Backyard, The NIMBY Report, National Low Income Housing Coalition, 2003
• Indiana HB 558 (2017): Makes it unlawful for Indiana cities to pass inclusionary zoning policies targeting affordable housing.