Portland is an “entitlement jurisdiction” and eligible to apply for and receive U.S. Housing and Urban Development funding. As such they are required to conduct an analysis that documents their efforts to further fair housing within their borders, to prepare a plan to correct any problems found, and to conduct annual reviews of their progress. Our analysis included extensive interviews with all housing stakeholders, review of confidential data obtained through the Freedom of Information Act Requests (FOIAR), and review of housing discrimination testing. The analysis reviewed the public, private and public/private sectors and their compliance with relevant policies, laws, regulations, building codes, and administrative actions. Client: City of South Portland, Maine
