Summary: COVID-19 tenant protection proposals on the state and local level from across the country. Read more... … [Read more...] about AFTER THE EVICTION MORATORIUM ENDS: COVID-19 Tenant Protection Proposals (PRRAC, October 2020)
Advocacy Guides
Crafting a Strong and Effective Source of Income Discrimination Law (PRRAC, March 2020)
Excerpt: "Source of Income (SOI) laws have the potential to increase voucher success and utilization rates, support geographic mobility for families with vouchers, and reduce the concentration of vouchers in low rent neighborhoods, freeing up lower-cost units for non-subsidized families. However, all SOI laws are not created equal; there is a wide range in strength and … [Read more...] about Crafting a Strong and Effective Source of Income Discrimination Law (PRRAC, March 2020)
Advocates Guide to Voluntary Adoption of Small Area FMRs (PRRAC & NLHP, July 2018)
Excerpt: "Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) are the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) calculation of fair market rents for zip codes. Normally, HUD sets one fair market rent (FMR) for a large geographic region, resulting in a subsidy level that often does not match local rents. HUD's use of large geographic areas to set FMRs makes it harder for families to … [Read more...] about Advocates Guide to Voluntary Adoption of Small Area FMRs (PRRAC & NLHP, July 2018)
Getting the Most Out of the AFH Process: An AFFH Backgrounder (PRRAC, May 2018)
What is the Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH)? In 2015, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban rolled out a long-awaited regulation, the “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” (AFFH) rule, requiring that jurisdictions assess their fair housing challenges, develop related goals, and deploy the results of the AFFH planning process in local and regional plans. The AFFH rule … [Read more...] about Getting the Most Out of the AFH Process: An AFFH Backgrounder (PRRAC, May 2018)
