Updated October 2021 Set out below is a compilation of state, local, and federal statutes prohibiting discrimination in the housing market based on source of income, along with an annotated bibliography of studies and published articles relating to discrimination against families with federal Housing Choice Vouchers. Read Appendix B here... … [Read more...] about State and Local Source-of-Income Nondiscrimination Laws: Protections that Expand Housing Choice and Access (PRRAC, Updated October 2021)
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PRRAC Update (October 14, 2021): Housing Mobility Conference; ERAP and SOI Discrimination; Evictions and AFFH; School Discipline and (De)segregation
More details posted on the November 4th Housing Mobility Conference, with panels on the Housing Mobility Demonstration, future housing mobility policy and prospects for new funding, expanded landlord recruitment, and increasing tenant engagement – register today for this (free) virtual conference! Landlords and Emergency Rental Assistance: A growing number of states and … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (October 14, 2021): Housing Mobility Conference; ERAP and SOI Discrimination; Evictions and AFFH; School Discipline and (De)segregation
Advocacy Tips for Using Source of Income Laws to Prevent Evictions and Increase Emergency Rental Assistance Utilization (NHLP, PRRAC, & NHLC, October 2021)
Excerpt: "In jurisdictions with source of income (SOI) protections, advocates may be able to use these laws to prevent evictions for renters who have applied for ERAP, depending on how the law defines SOI. Most SOI laws cover ERA either explicitly1 or because the language in the statute is broad enough to include ERA. There are only a handful of SOI laws that are limited to … [Read more...] about Advocacy Tips for Using Source of Income Laws to Prevent Evictions and Increase Emergency Rental Assistance Utilization (NHLP, PRRAC, & NHLC, October 2021)
PRRAC Update (September 30, 2021): New Issue of Poverty & Race; More on AFFH & Schools
In the new Poverty & Race: AFFH in real estate sales; two-way dual language immersion schools; and an excerpt from Sheryll Cashin's new book! Read the new issue here. AFFH and schools: How effectively did jurisdictions collaborate with school districts in the initial rollout of the 2015 AFFH rule? This new article, co-authored by PRRAC staff, looks at the … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (September 30, 2021): New Issue of Poverty & Race; More on AFFH & Schools
“A New Vision for Fair Housing in the Real Estate Industry – Part 1: How the Housing Search Process Perpetuates Segregation” by Maria Krysan & Allison K. Bethel (May – Sept 2021 P&R Issue)
By Maria Krysan & Allison K. Bethel (click here for the PDF) In November 2020, the nation’s largest real estate trade association, the National Association of Realtors®(NAR), formally and publicly apologized for its role in contributing to racial inequality: “What Realtors® did was an outrage to our morals and our ideals. It was a betrayal of our commitment to fairness … [Read more...] about “A New Vision for Fair Housing in the Real Estate Industry – Part 1: How the Housing Search Process Perpetuates Segregation” by Maria Krysan & Allison K. Bethel (May – Sept 2021 P&R Issue)
