Link to the letter February 22, 2024 The Honorable Secretary Marcia Fudge U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street S.W. Washington, D.C. 20410 Dear Secretary Fudge, On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights' Fair Housing and Lending Task Force, we write to share our 2024 priorities for the U.S. Department of Housing … [Read more...] about Leadership Conference 2024 priorities for HUD (February 2024)
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Advocates’ Guide To Mandatory Implementation Of SAFMRS
Link to original document pdf What are Small Area Fair Market Rents? Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) are the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) calculation of fair market rents by zip code. Traditionally, HUD set one fair market rent (FMR) for a large geographic region, resulting in a subsidy level that often does not match local rents. HUD's use of … [Read more...] about Advocates’ Guide To Mandatory Implementation Of SAFMRS
Advocates’ Guide To Voluntary Adoption Of Small Area FMRS (February 2024)
Link to the original pdf document What are Small Area Fair Market Rents? Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) are the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) calculation of fair market rents for zip codes. Normally, HUD sets one fair market rent (FMR) for a large geographic region, resulting in a subsidy level that often does not match local rents. HUD's use of … [Read more...] about Advocates’ Guide To Voluntary Adoption Of Small Area FMRS (February 2024)
Mandatory SAFMR regions, 2024
Link to pdf PRRAC and NHLP Mandatory Small Area FMR regions, 2024 … [Read more...] about Mandatory SAFMR regions, 2024
Why it’s tough to stamp out housing voucher discrimination
January 31, 2024 By Molly Bolan, Assistant Editor, Route Fifty Link to the original article In many places, it's illegal for landlords to discriminate against tenants using Section 8 vouchers. Enforcing those rules is difficult, but governments are forging ahead. Earlier this month, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans to create an enforcement unit to quickly … [Read more...] about Why it’s tough to stamp out housing voucher discrimination