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Poverty & Race Research Action Council

Section 8 Voucher Reform Advocacy Letters

Inclusive Communities Project v. HUD (Dallas Section 8 FMR litigation, part two) (complaint filed April 2014)

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Overview of Dallas litigation on discriminatory Fair Market Rents (FMRs) in the Housing Choice Voucher program (2009-2014) In ICP v. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2009 WL 3122610 (N.D. Tex 2009) and 2009 WL 3446232 (N.D. Tex. 2009), the Inclusive Communities Project challenged HUD’s use of rent data from a 12 county area to set a single fair … [Read more...] about Inclusive Communities Project v. HUD (Dallas Section 8 FMR litigation, part two) (complaint filed April 2014)

Coalition letter on second term rulemaking priorities (February 2013)

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To: Sandra Henriquez, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing Deb Gross, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Program and Legislative Initiatives From: Barbara Sard and Will Fischer, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Ed Gramlich, National Low Income Housing Coalition Catherine Bishop, National Housing Law Project Philip Tegeler, Poverty & Race Research … [Read more...] about Coalition letter on second term rulemaking priorities (February 2013)