July 18, 2023 Regulations Division Office of General Counsel Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street SW, Room 10276 Washington, DC 20410–0001 Re: Proposed Changes to the Methodology Used for Calculating Fair Market Rents, Docket No. FR-6401-N-01 Dear Colleagues, We are writing to express support for proposed changes to methods used for … [Read more...] about PRRAC comments on proposed methodology for calculation of Fair Market Rents (July 2023)
Advocacy Letters
Letter to Congress Re Opposing AFFH Rider in House THUD Bill (July 2023)
July 17, 2023 Chair Kay Granger U.S. House Appropriations Committee 1026 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro U.S. House Appropriations Committee 1036 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Chair Patty Murray U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee 154 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Vice … [Read more...] about Letter to Congress Re Opposing AFFH Rider in House THUD Bill (July 2023)
Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee urging members to support flexibility in the use of Section 8 voucher funds (7/13/23)
July 13, 2023 The Honorable Patty Murray, Chair Senate Appropriations Committee The Honorable Brian Schatz, Chair Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, Development and Related Agencies The Honorable Susan Collins, Vice Chair Senate Appropriations Committee The Honorable Cindy Hyde-Smith, Ranking Member Senate Appropriations … [Read more...] about Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee urging members to support flexibility in the use of Section 8 voucher funds (7/13/23)
PRRAC comments on adverse tenant screening practices affecting families with vouchers (May 2023)
May 30, 2023 Federal Trade Commission Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Non-Rulemaking Docket Via regulations.gov RE: Tenant Screening Request for Information (Docket ID: FTC-2023-0024) Dear colleagues, We are writing to express concerns regarding tenant screening practices within the housing sector, particularly as they relate to participants of the Housing … [Read more...] about PRRAC comments on adverse tenant screening practices affecting families with vouchers (May 2023)
Letter Urging SEMAP and SAFMR Expansion (May, 2023)
May 12, 2023 Marcia Fudge, Secretary Adrienne Todman, Deputy Secretary Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street SW Washington, DC 20410 Dear Secretary Fudge and Deputy Secretary Todman, As national civil rights and housing advocacy organizations deeply committed to fair housing, we are writing today to urge you to follow through on important … [Read more...] about Letter Urging SEMAP and SAFMR Expansion (May, 2023)
