Housing Mobility Programs in the US: In advance of next week's national housing mobility conference, we have updated our directory of housing mobility programs, Housing Mobility Programs in the US 2018. We hope that this new directory will soon be outdated again, as more cities adopt housing mobility programs! Developing Opportunity: Innovative Models for Strategic Housing … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (October 12, 2018): Housing mobility guide, housing acquisition models, and last chance to comment on AFFH ANPR
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PRRAC Update (September 21, 2018): NFHA v Carson continues; and latest developments from NCSD
Update on NFHA et al v. Carson: Following the District Court's August 17 dismissal of this challenge to HUD's suspension of the AFFH rule, plaintiffs filed a motion to amend the complaint and the judgment, pointing out that the court had misunderstood key elements of the AFFH and Consolidated Plan processes, which led to a finding that plaintiffs did not have standing to sue. … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (September 21, 2018): NFHA v Carson continues; and latest developments from NCSD
PRRAC Update (August 30, 2018): The Sesquicentennial of the 14th Amendment; and more dark clouds at HUD
Fair housing, Carson-style: Now that we have seen both of the "Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking" for revision of the 2013 Disparate Impact rule and the 2015 AFFH rule, it is becoming clear that this administration is seeking to severely diminish the Fair Housing Act's core anti-segregation purpose, creating a weakened version of the 1968 law that ignores the aspirations … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (August 30, 2018): The Sesquicentennial of the 14th Amendment; and more dark clouds at HUD
PRRAC Update (August 15, 2018): AFFH under attack; new study on housing and schools
NFHA et al v. Carson: Just a few days after oral arguments in this case challenging the indefinite suspension of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule pending future revision of the AFFH "assessment tool," HUD announced its intention to make changes to the AFFH rule itself, to eliminate many of the most successful features of the rule, and to further water down the … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (August 15, 2018): AFFH under attack; new study on housing and schools
PRRAC Update (July 26, 2018): New PRRAC website (?!), NHFA v Carson update, and more
New PRRAC website! It has been quite a challenge, but we have successfully modernized our website without sacrificing its long-running archival features (don't worry, your footnotes are safe!). See the new website here. NHFA v Carson: The plaintiffs have responded to the government's latest motion to dismiss this case challenging the indefinite suspension of the … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (July 26, 2018): New PRRAC website (?!), NHFA v Carson update, and more