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Opportunity to Purchase Acts – a Lawful Strategy for Promoting Social Ownership (May 28, 2026)

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Link to the pdf of this document Social Housing and Opportunity to Purchase Acts For almost a decade, the Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) has worked to promote social housing as a necessary solution to the crises of rental housing unaffordability, homelessness, and racialized inequality in the United States. Social housing is housing that is permanently and … [Read more...] about Opportunity to Purchase Acts – a Lawful Strategy for Promoting Social Ownership (May 28, 2026)

The Fight for Fair Housing: How the Trump Administration is Politicizing and Refusing to Enforce America’s Housing Protections (Jan-April 2026 P&R Journal)

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Link to the full Poverty & Race Journal pdf by Paul Osadebe and Palmer Heenan Our names are Paul Osadebe and Palmer Heenan. As whistleblowers in the Office of Fair Housing (OFH) within the Office of General Counsel at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), we and two other whistleblowers bore witness to an ongoing and concerted effort by the Trump … [Read more...] about The Fight for Fair Housing: How the Trump Administration is Politicizing and Refusing to Enforce America’s Housing Protections (Jan-April 2026 P&R Journal)

PRRAC-Mobility Works HUD Time Limits and Work Requirements Comment Letter (May 1, 2026)

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Link to the pdf of this document May 1, 2026 Regulations Division, Office of General Counsel Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street SW, Room 10276 Washington, DC 20410-0500 Sent electronically via Regulations.gov. RE: [Docket No. FR–6520–P–01] – Establishing Flexibility for Implementation of Work Requirements and Term Limits To Whom It May … [Read more...] about PRRAC-Mobility Works HUD Time Limits and Work Requirements Comment Letter (May 1, 2026)

PRRAC_30 Day Notice Comment Letter (April 27, 2026)

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Link to full document pdf April 27, 2026 Regulations Division Office of General Counsel Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street SW, Room 10276 Washington, DC 20410-0500 Sent electronically via Regulations.gov. RE: Docket No. [FR-6529-I-01] – Revocation of the 30-Day Notification Requirement Prior To Termination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent Dear … [Read more...] about PRRAC_30 Day Notice Comment Letter (April 27, 2026)