PRRAC Update

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Denies Landlords’ Motions in Challenge to Source of Income Discrimination Protections: On April 10, 2026, Judge Michael Nachmanoff of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia denied the plaintiffs’ motions for preliminary injunction and for class certification in LC v. Jones, a challenge brought under … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update: Major win in Virginia SOI case; Kansas preemption setback; HUD mixed-status comment deadline (April 16, 2026)

PRRAC Publishes Updated Edition of Appendix B, Our Compendium of Source of Income Discrimination Laws: PRRAC has updated our signature compendium of source of income discrimination laws, Appendix B. The compilation was updated for the Fourth National Conference on Housing Mobility in 2012 and was published as an appendix to the PRRAC and Urban Institute housing mobility toolkit … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update: new version of Appendix B; challenge to HUD guidance; CLE opportunity (April 2, 2026)

PRRAC and NCSD Lead Amicus Brief in New Jersey School Desegregation Case: On March 16, 2026, PRRAC and the National Coalition on School Diversity (NCSD) filed an amicus curiae brief in the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court in Latino Action Network v. State(LAN). The brief, which was filed with the invaluable assistance of pro bono counsel from the law firm of … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update: LAN amicus brief; Becoming Thurgood screening; women’s history month trivia March (March 19, 2026)

(Partial) Consummation of the Dreck: Four weeks ago, the Update highlighted three rulemakings from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that had cleared inter-agency review at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and that, therefore, were likely to be published in the Federal Register in short order. As of this date, HUD has now published all three. … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update: HUD news; new amicus brief; ballpark cuisine (March 6, 2026)

House Passes Housing for the 21st Century Act While Trump Continues to Ask for Institutional Investor Ban: On February 9, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Housing for the 21st Century Act through an overwhelmingly bipartisan 390-9 vote vote. The Senate has been considering the similar, but not identical, ROAD to Housing Act, which received strong bipartisan … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update: House passes housing bill; disparate impact comment letter (February 19, 2026)