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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Genuine Engagement with Housing Choice Voucher Families (Mobility Works & PRRAC, July 2021)
A Mobility Works & PRRAC Policy Brief. By Darryn Mumphery. Excerpt: "Families with Housing Choice Vouchers can be more than clients for housing mobility programs – they can also be valuable advisors, advocates, and partners. For the past few years, Mobility Works partner organizations have built strong client engagement programs which should be incorporated more broadly … [Read more...] about Genuine Engagement with Housing Choice Voucher Families (Mobility Works & PRRAC, July 2021)
Housing Choice Voucher Reform: A Primer for 2021 and Beyond (Philip Tegeler, August 2020)
A PRRAC Policy Brief (August 2020). By Philip Tegeler. Excerpt: "This policy brief will summarize the essential legislative and administrative reforms that remain to ensure that the Section 8 program delivers on its promise of choice and opportunity for low-income families." Read the Policy Brief... … [Read more...] about Housing Choice Voucher Reform: A Primer for 2021 and Beyond (Philip Tegeler, August 2020)
Housing Mobility Programs in the U.S. 2020 (PRRAC – Mobility Works, July 2020)
A PRRAC - Mobility Works Program Review (July 2020). Editors: Heidi Kurniawan and Philip Tegeler. Contributing authors: Gretchen Weissman, Nicole Rolfe, Peter Kye, and Brian Knudsen. Excerpt: "All of this is changing now, with the impending release of $50 million in competitive grant funds, authorized by Congress in two years of bipartisan appropriations for the … [Read more...] about Housing Mobility Programs in the U.S. 2020 (PRRAC – Mobility Works, July 2020)
Recruiting Opportunity Landlords: Lessons from Landlords in Maryland (Jennifer E. Cossyleon, Philip ME Garboden, & Stefanie DeLuca, June 2020)
A PRRAC Report (June 2020). By Jennifer E. Cossyleon, Philip ME Garboden, & Stefanie DeLuca. Excerpt: "The report is divided into two sections. First, we use our data to discuss landlords’ perspectives on housing vouchers generally. We discuss the benefits of participation in the program articulated by many of our landlord respondents, noting that even the standard HCV … [Read more...] about Recruiting Opportunity Landlords: Lessons from Landlords in Maryland (Jennifer E. Cossyleon, Philip ME Garboden, & Stefanie DeLuca, June 2020)
