Public Housing Redevelopment
- Housing Justice Network comments on HUD’s public housing demolition/disposition rulemaking(February 2011)
- Fair housing comments on Choice Neighborhoods funding notice(January 2011)
- “Fact sheet on the Choice Neighborhoods bill” (September 2010)
- “Civil Rights Letter on PETRA”(September 2010)
- Fair Housing Analysis of the Public Housing Replacement Bill (May 2010)
- Fair Housing and the Choice Neighborhoods Program (March 2010)
- Civil Rights Letter to HUD re: Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (November 24, 2009)
- Civil Rights Statement on HOPE VI Reauthorization (January 2008)
Section 8 Voucher Reform
- Coalition letter on second term rulemaking priorities (February 2013)
- Comments on proposed HUD rule streamlining Section 8 portability(May 2012)
- Coalition letter on racial impacts of 2012 housing bill (January 2012)
- HUD unveils new partnership to get school performance data to Section 8 voucher parents (December 2011)
- Housing coalition letter on delayed HUD regulations (September 2011)
- Objection to January 2012 Proposed Fair Market Rents (September 2011)
- New HUD Guidance on civil rights requirements for PHAs (June 2011)
- Letter on delay in implementation of the Small Area FMR Demonstration(April 2011)
- Reforms needed in the SEMAP rule(April 2011)
- Continuing Barriers to Housing Choice and Integration In HUD’s Section 8 Voucher Program(December 2010)
- Comments on the Small Area FMR proposal from Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (July 2010)
- Fair housing comments on the HUD’s “Small Area FMR” proposal (July 2010)
- New Homes, New Neighborhoods, New Schools: A Progress Report on the Baltimore Housing Mobility Program by Lora Engdahl (PRRAC and the Baltimore Regional Housing Campaign, October 2009)
- A National Opportunity Voucher Program (July 2009)
- A National Opportunity Voucher Program: a bridge to quality, integrated education for low income children (July 2009)
- Fair Housing Justice Center Letter on Source of Income Discrimination (July 13, 2009)
- Civil rights letter to House Committee on SEVRA (June 3, 2009)
- Fair housing, access to opportunity, and the Section 8 Voucher Reform Act(submitted to the House Financial Services Committee, June 3, 2009)
- Small Area FMR Invitation finally issued!
- Moving or Moving Up? Understanding Residential Mobility for Housing Choice Voucher Families in Illinois(published by Housing Action Illinois, Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement, and the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, April 2009)
- The Section 8 program and access to opportunity: An agenda for policy reform (submitted to the House Financial Services Committee, March 2007)
Sustainable Communities Initiative
- Public Health Law & Policy (PHLP) comments on EPA draft report (March 2012)
- Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing and the H+T Affordability Index (Oak Park Regional Housing Center, February 2012)
- Guidance on HUD’s new “Fair Housing Equity Assessment (January 2012)
- Transit-Oriented Development in High Opportunity Communities (May 2011)
- Resources for evaluation of SCI Action Plans (April 2011)
- Evaluating the SCI NOFA, by David Rusk (July 2010)
- The “Housing + Transportation Index” and Fair Housing (July 2010)
- Building Sustainable, Inclusive Communities, by David Rusk (May 2010)
- Growing Together for a Sustainable Future (Kirwan Institute, April 2011)
- Public Advocates’ White Paper on Title VI enforcement (March 2011)
- National Housing Conference comment letter on affordable housing and the “New Starts” transit program(August 2010)
- Comment letter on the Sustainable Communities Initiative, Notice of Advance Rulemaking (March 2010)
- Incorporating Fair Housing Principles in the Sustainable Communities Initiative (July 2009)
- Comment letter to Dept. of Transportation on Discretionary Grants NOFA (June 1, 2009)
- Letter to Secretaries Donovan and LaHood on smart growth and fair housing (April 6, 2009)
- Fair Housing and Transportation Principles (March 2009)
The Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Regulation
- PRRAC Applauds New HUD Regulation on “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” (July 2015)
- “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” in Older, Diverse Suburbs(November 2013)
- The Westchester County Case
- Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing for Washington DC
- Followup letter to Westchester Monitor (November 2011)
- Using government-owned foreclosed properties to promote fair housing(September 2011)
- Housing coalition letter on delayed HUD regulations (September 2011)
- HUD Response to Westchester County’s Fair Housing Report(December 2010)
- Final comments on the anticipated AFFH regulation (October 2010)
- Fair Housing Comments on HUD’s Strategic Plan (January, 2010)
- Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing comments (July 29, 2009)
- Recommended civil rights related research at the HUD Office of Policy Development & Research (October 2, 2009)
- Letter to Secretary Donovan regarding the Westchester County case (March 17, 2009)
Civil Rights and Housing Finance Reform
- “Finishing What Dodd-Frank Started”(July 2011)
- Civil Rights Letter on GSE Reform(December 2010)
- Civil Rights Coalition Statement of Principles for Secondary Market Reform (December 2010)
- More Resources on Fair Housing and Reform of the Housing Finance System
- The Community Reinvestment Act’s “Community Development” regulation (July 2010)
- Leadership Conference on Civil Rights position paper on the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 (July 10, 2009)
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
- Letter to Treasury Department urging release of Title VI regulations for LIHTC program (June 2012)
- Letter to Treasury Department urging release of Title VIII guidance and regulations for LIHTC program (May 2012)
- Opportunity and Location in Federally Subsidized Housing Programs: A New Look at HUD’s Site & Neighborhood Standard As Applied to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (October 2011)
- Comments on the “Compliance Harmonization” Process (August 2011)
- Letter to Assistant Secretary Michael Barr re: Treasury Dept. Regulations(October 2010)
- Letter to Assistant Attorney General Perez re: Treasury Dept regulations(August 2010)
- Fair housing comments on HUD’s Low Income Housing Tax Credit research proposal (July 2010)
- Civil Rights Comments, Housing Tax Credit Coordination Act (June 29. 2009)
- Comment letter to HUD on LIHTC data collection (May 5, 2009)
- Letter to Secretary Donovan on LIHTC requirements in the stimulus bill(March 10, 2009)
Fair Housing and the Economic Recovery
- Comment letter to Treasury Department on Capital Magnet Fund(May 5, 2009)
- Letter to HUD regarding fair housing issues in the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (March 24, 2009)
- Letter to Secretary Donovan on LIHTC requirements in the stimulus bill (March 10, 2009)
- Letter to Secretary Donovan on fair housing issues in the stimulus bill(February 6, 2009)
Transforming Rental Assistance
- “Civil Rights Letter on PETRA”(September 2010)
- Reforming the application process for HUD-assisted housing (August 2010)
- Preserving housing mobility in the Transforming Rental Assistance bill(June 2010)
- Regional Housing Opportunity in the Transforming Rental Assistance program (February 12, 2010)
Housing Rights in the Aftermath of Katrina
- No Shelter from the Storm by Tiffany Gardner et al, 11 Health and Human Rights (2011)
- Housing Rights in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
- Other Policy Analysis and Advocacy
Other HUD Programs
- Comments on HUD EJ Strategy from Public Advocates et al (Title VI principles) (November, 2011)
- The Spatial Concentration of Subsidized Housing, by Rosalind Kotz (Phd dissertation, Fall 2011 – for more information contact Dr. Kotz at kotzr@nycap.rr.com)
- Fair Housing Comments on HUD EJ Strategy (November, 2011)
- Comments on HUD EJ Strategy from Empire Justice Center (lead poisoning) (November, 2011)
- Fair Housing Comments on HUD EJ Strategy (November, 2011)
- Expanding the Safe and Healthy Homes Partnership (October 2011)
- Coalition letter on stalled HUD regulations (Sept. 2011)
- Assessing the Moving to Work Demonstration (Housing Justice Network, July 2011)
- Housing Justice Network comments on Public Housing Agency Plans(June 2011)
- Policy Brief: The Moving to Work Demonstration (January 2011)
- Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing in HUD’s Affordable Housing Programs (December 22, 2009)
