‘Common sense’ or blow to landlords? Kansas City fight brews over tenant discrimination By Mike Hendricks Updated December 11, 2023 Read this story online here. Stacey West felt like she’d won the lottery. Nearly three years after applying for rental assistance, she was awarded a federal housing voucher that would help West and her three kids move out of her mother’s … [Read more...] about Kansas City tenants and landlords spar over housing vouchers (Kansas City Star, December 11, 2023)
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How Are LIHTC Rules Enforced—And How Well?
Link to original article by SHELBY R. KING, for Shelterforce, November 15, 2023, THIS ARTICLE IS PART OF THE UNDER THE LENS SERIES LIHTC: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE VERY COMPLICATED The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program awards billions in tax credits each year to private market investors and developers who promise to build or preserve affordable … [Read more...] about How Are LIHTC Rules Enforced—And How Well?
Council committee to hold public hearing Tuesday on Source of Income Discrimination
Tuesday, November 14 By Jillian Riseman, CivicLex Weekly for the Lexington Times The Social Services and Public Safety Committee is holding a special meeting Tuesday at 6pm in Council Chambers to hear public input on banning Source of Income (SOI) Discrimination. This meeting was set by Committee Chair Councilmember Jennifer Reynolds after they heard a presentation on SOI … [Read more...] about Council committee to hold public hearing Tuesday on Source of Income Discrimination
Recalibrating a (new) Sociology of Housing (August-December 2023 P&R Journal)
A review of The Sociology of Housing, edited by Brian McCabe and Eva Rosen — Gregory Preston Housing is often only in the public consciousness or policymaker agenda during cyclical busts, as in the foreclosures of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis or the eviction moratoria of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, for many low-income homeowners and renters, housing is in a state of … [Read more...] about Recalibrating a (new) Sociology of Housing (August-December 2023 P&R Journal)
The Role of the Federal Government in Promoting Cross-Sector Regional Collaboration (August-December 2023 P&R Journal)
Elizabeth H. DeBray, Philip Tegeler, Ariel H. Bierbaum, & Andrew J. Greenlee Segregation and concentration of poverty are long-standing issues with material consequences for academic and life outcomes as well as democratic representation and participation. The enduring impacts of housing and school segregation continue to undermine the democratic nature of our public … [Read more...] about The Role of the Federal Government in Promoting Cross-Sector Regional Collaboration (August-December 2023 P&R Journal)
