Boston Launches AFFH Monitoring Committee With 108 Goals and Five-Year HUD Deadline

BOSTON — July 19, 2026 — Boston launches a monitoring committee to enforce its 108 fair housing goals. Mayor Michelle Wu announced at a Fair Housing Month event at City Hall that the city has submitted its Assessment of Fair Housing to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, starting a five-year clock for meeting all 108 goals. The monitoring committee will be chaired by Will Onoja, Executive Director of the Office of Fair Housing and Equity, and will meet quarterly with city departments to create work plans and report progress to equity cabinet Chief Mariangeli Solis-Hervera. Wu said the city's combined housing affordability investment — drawing from ARPA funds, the operational budget, and the capital budget — is expected to reach approximately $350 million, which she called "just starting to fill up the bucket." Boston became the first city in the country to pass an AFFH zoning amendment, and Community Advisory Council member Dr. James Jennings noted the city may be the only large American city with a dedicated monitoring body to enforce AFH implementation.