(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. On February 20, 2026, HUD published a proposed rule entitled “Housing and Community Development Act of 1980: Verification of Eligible Status.” On February 26, HUD published an interim final rule entitled “Revocation of the 30-Day Notification Requirement Prior To Termination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent.” On March 2, HUD published a proposed rule entitled “Establishing Flexibility for Implementation of Work Requirements and Term Limits.” There are ongoing public comment periods for each of these rulemakings although it is important to note that the interim final rule – barring a stay of the effective date of the rule as a result of the lawsuit highlighted below – will take effect on March 30 while the comment period is still ongoing. Each rulemaking is badly flawed in its own ways, from separating families with mixed immigration status that pay more to live in federally-assisted housing than do other subsidized tenants to short-circuiting the ability of HUD-assisted tenants to avoid eviction by paying back rent to empowering public housing authorities to experiment on their tenants with draconian time limits and work requirements despite abundant evidence that those policies do not work. Stakeholders can submit comments on the proposed rule regarding time limits and work requirements here through May 1, on the interim final rule relating to the 30-day notification requirement here through April 27, and on the proposed mixed-status rule here through April 21. Additionally, with partners from the Alliance for Housing Justice, PRRAC has teamed up on a tool that makes it easy for Update readers to express their opposition to the mixed-status rule.
PRRAC Joins Amicus Brief Opposing Court Approval of Reverse Redlining Settlement Agreement: On March 3, 2026, PRRAC joined an amicus curiae brieffiled in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, opposing a joint motion for dismissal in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Colony Ridge Development, LLC. The case challenges the reverse redlining scheme of a lender alleged to have targeted Latino households with predatory loan products that were used to purchase badly flawed parcels of land. The federal government brought the action during the Biden Administration and is now – through the joint motion for dismissal – seeking the court’s approval of a settlement agreement that is utterly unresponsive to the harms alleged in the complaint and that instead would burden the community with increased law enforcement and immigration enforcement presence. In 2024, the district court had previously denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss in relevant part. The amicus brief reminds the court of its obligation to ensure that settlement agreements that it retains the jurisdiction to enforce further the purposes of the statutes under which the underlying lawsuits have been brought. Co-counsel from Democracy Forward, the law firm of Relman & Colfax PLLC, and the National Fair Housing Alliance prepared and filed the brief. In addition to PRRAC, organizations that joined the brief include the National Fair Housing Alliance, the National Consumer Law Center, UnidosUS, Public Justice, the Center for Responsible Lending, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the League of United Latin American Citizens. A press release regarding the brief can be found here.
Other news and resources
NHLP and Allies File Challenge to Revocation of 30-Day Notice Requirement: On March 2, 2026, PRRAC’s close partners at the National Housing Law Project and other allies filed a complaint and motion for preliminary injunction in an Administrative Procedure Act lawsuit challenging HUD’s interim final rule revoking the 30-day notice requirement.
Senators Warren and Scott Release Text of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act: In the latest step in the legislative process for a bipartisan housing bill, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Tim Scott released the text of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act on March 2, 2026. PRRAC is still reviewing the lengthy bill.
A Break from the Parade of Horribles – Ballpark Cuisine: In this Update’s installment of A Break from the Parade of Horribles, the flurry of sports activity – from MLB spring training to the coming MLS and NWSL seasons (go Spirit!), March Madness, and the just-concluded Winter Olympics – has us thinking about what we like to eat or drink when catching a game. Behold, our team’s recommendations for what to eat or drink at a stadium or arena near (or far from) you:
- Audrey: Hot dog or sunflower seeds.
- Sasha: A Coke at the game and food at an outside restaurant after.
- Tessa: Hot dog with mustard only.
- Thomas: D.C. could do better on vegan stadium grub, but Nats Park does a solid job of spotlighting the local craft beer scene with its District Drafts kiosks. Going farther afield, excellent vegan sausages from the Herbivorous Butcher are available for fans at Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins (née Washington Senators).
