A PRRAC Series. Edited by Megan Haberle (former Deputy Director, PRRAC) and Sophia House (Deputy Director for Policy, Housing Solutions Lab, NYU Furman Center). Excerpt: "In many ways, these essays expose the enormity of the project of housing finance reform. Housing finance is underpinned by assessments of risk and value that have not escaped their racist origins, and many … [Read more...] about Racial Justice in Housing Finance: A Series on New Directions (PRRAC, May 2021)
Advocacy Documents
HOTMA Proposed Regs Payment Standards (PRRAC et al, January 2020)
Disparate Impact (Discriminatory Effects Standard)
The Discriminatory Effects Standard (commonly known as Disparate Impact) of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 upholds our societal obligation to fairness by respecting and protecting equal opportunity. The goal of the Disparate Impact standard is to root out unjustified practices that discriminate against groups protected by the Fair Housing Act, even where there is no specific … [Read more...] about Disparate Impact (Discriminatory Effects Standard)
Housing Choice Voucher Reform: A Primer for 2021 and Beyond (Philip Tegeler, August 2020)
A PRRAC Policy Brief (August 2020). By Philip Tegeler. Excerpt: "This policy brief will summarize the essential legislative and administrative reforms that remain to ensure that the Section 8 program delivers on its promise of choice and opportunity for low-income families." Read the Policy Brief... … [Read more...] about Housing Choice Voucher Reform: A Primer for 2021 and Beyond (Philip Tegeler, August 2020)
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH)
AFFH Background Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) is a legal requirement that federal agencies and federal grantees actively address and work to eliminate housing discrimination and segregation. This obligation to affirmatively further fair housing has been in the Fair Housing Act since 1968, but prior to the 2015 AFFH regulation, there was no effective … [Read more...] about Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH)