A 20th-century backlash banned a popular affordable housing option. It’s now seeing a revival.

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) reintroduced their bipartisan Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act,...

Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan’s new book reminds readers that the Supreme Court’s power to determine a law’s validity has no basis in the Constitution.

An Ithaca landlord argued in court that the laws force them to consent to government searches. The same reasoning has surfaced in cases across the country.

Federal accessibility requirements are only as effective as the local governments responsible for enforcing them.

The town's housing authority used an unlawful system to curate its waitlist for apartments, according to federal officials.

“The growing acceptance of private listing networks by powerful real estate interests signals a shift in how the market operates,” warns Derrick Johnson.

Oregon passed laws requiring city housing plans to affirmatively further fair housing. But many cities are refraining from mapping.

The federal tax credit provides up to $15 billion in subsidies a year to help developers build apartments. It’s created housing that’s often no more affordable than the market rate.

Maryland's Fair Chance Housing Act places limits on how landlords use criminal background checks, ensuring applicants are evaluated on their qualifications as tenants today, such as their ability to r...

Chicago officials ensured public housing segregation. Alexander Polikoff quit private law practice to spend 50 years litigating to end it. He succeeded in “Gautreaux,” but officials’ intransigence pre...

Vienna and Maryland have invested in innovative, income diverse public housing to much acclaim. Could they work in Philly too?

CFPB Publishes Final Rule Undermining the Equal Credit Opportunity Act through Cavalier Approach to the Rulemaking Process: On April 22, 2026, the Consumer

At the Rental Ripoff Hearings, Cea Weaver — Mayor Mamdani’s trusted tenant adviser and New York Post punching bag — is a minor celebrity.

Investigations into the fair housing practices of Boston and Minneapolis contradict race-neutral guidance from the Supreme Court.

Op-ed: The federal administration is perverting the landmark civil rights law, with “reverse racism” investigations and “color blind” policy. Communities aren’t taking it lying down.

A Deluge of Dreck from HUD: Three different harmful rulemakings from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have cleared the inter-agency

Investigations into the fair housing practices of Boston and Minneapolis contradict race-neutral guidance from the Supreme Court.

Implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s Disparate Impact Standard

Op-ed: A scholar explains how inti-immigrant housing policies have been cast as a way for citizens to access more housing but ultimately fail to prevent the shortages driving the crises.

A new law now requires landlords in Delaware to consider rental applications from people who pay rent using Section 8 vouchers, a government rental assistance for those with low incomes.The law, which...

Housing with preconditions means more people will cycle through shelters, jails, and the streets, fueling efforts to criminalize homelessness instead of solving it.

The American Bankers Association's assessment of the Biden administration's fair lending enforcement efforts makes questionable claims about a practice that remains a major problem in some U.S. commun...

The American Bankers Association's assessment of the Biden administration's fair lending enforcement efforts makes questionable claims about a practice that remains a major problem in some U.S. commun...

The Cynical Use of the Government Shutdown to Complete the Decimation of the Federal Civil Service: Reporting from Bloomberg CityLab with regard to HUD and

This is part 2 of our Homes for Young Families Series, with this brief focusing on family-friendly apartments.

Register for the 10th National Conference on Housing Mobility before It Is Too Late: The registration period for the 10th National Conference on Housing

New Misguided Challenge to Source-of-Income Discrimination Protections Filed in Nebraska: On September 4, 2025, four private landlords filed suit in the

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), a former fair housing attorney, and Adam Schiff (D-CA), alongside U.S. Representative Scott...

But is that really the question?

Explore the life and legacy of the nation’s first African American Supreme Court justice.

PRRAC Joins Amicus Brief in Defense of New York’s Prohibition on Source of Income Discrimination: On August 18, 2025, PRRAC, along with our partners at the

Ramping Up the Criminalization of Homelessness Is Inhumane and Counterproductive: There is a lot to be said about what is wrong with President Trump’s