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Advocates’ Guide To Voluntary Adoption Of Small Area FMRS (February 2024)

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Link to the original pdf document What are Small Area Fair Market Rents? 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 … [Read more...] about Advocates’ Guide To Voluntary Adoption Of Small Area FMRS (February 2024)

What can the Treasury Department do to expand public and community ownership of rental housing? (December 2023)

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Philip Tegeler and Audrey Lynn Martin1 Introduction The United States is experiencing a housing crisis as Americans face a shortage of affordable housing supply and rapidly increasing housing costs. Far too many individuals and families across the country face housing insecurity, homelessness, and unsustainable rental burdens. In response to these challenges, a national … [Read more...] about What can the Treasury Department do to expand public and community ownership of rental housing? (December 2023)

Survey of source of income caselaw involving insurance discrimination under the Fair Housing Act and state SOI laws (October 2023)

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Link to the pdf of the Brief Caleb Hersh, PRRAC Law & Policy Intern  October 2023  This memorandum summarizes caselaw arising under the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) and state source-of-income discrimination (SOI) statutes that involve claims against insurance companies who refuse to issue them policies or subject them to higher premiums because they rent to Housing … [Read more...] about Survey of source of income caselaw involving insurance discrimination under the Fair Housing Act and state SOI laws (October 2023)

Final report and recommendations from the 2023 source of income discrimination research convening (July 2023)

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Link to the full report from PRRAC, the NYU Furman Center and the Urban Institute. This memo summarizes the discussion and research questions that emerged from a spring 2023 convening to explore future directions for research related to discrimination against Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) holders. Approximately fifty experts participated in the one-day event, representing … [Read more...] about Final report and recommendations from the 2023 source of income discrimination research convening (July 2023)