[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR115.307]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
    CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, 
               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 115_CERTIFICATION AND FUNDING OF STATE AND LOCAL FAIR HOUSING 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart C_Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP)
 
Sec. 115.307  Additional requirements for participation in the FHAP.

    (a) Agencies which participate in the FHAP must:
    (1) Conform to reporting and record maintenance requirements 
determined by the Assistant Secretary;
    (2) Agree to on-site technical assistance and guidance and 
implementation of corrective actions set out by the Department in 
response to deficiencies found during the technical assistance or 
performance assessment evaluations of the agency's operations;
    (3) Agree to implement and adhere to policies and procedures (as 
their laws and ordinances will allow) provided to the agencies by the 
Assistant Secretary, including but not limited to guidance on 
investigative techniques, case file preparation and organization,

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implementation of data elements for complaint tracking, etc.;
    (4) Spend at least twenty (20) percent of its total annual budget on 
fair housing activities; and
    (5) Not unilaterally reduce the level of financial resources 
currently committed to fair housing complaint processing (budget and 
staff reductions or other actions outside the control of the agency will 
not, alone, result in a negative determination for the agency's 
participation in the FHAP).
    (b) The agency's refusal to provide information, assist in 
implementation, or carry out the requirements of paragraph (a) of this 
section may result in the denial or interruption of its receipt of FHAP 
funds.