University of Maryland Law School April 12, 2013

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing in HUD Housing Programs

A First Term “Report Card”

Philip Tegeler, PRRAC

Location of government assisted low income family housing is important….

Median Characteristics of Schools Nearest to Assisted Households and Other Households with Children

Proficiency Percentile

Rank

% Free/Reduced

Price Lunch

Housing Choice Voucher 26 74.1%Public Housing 19 82.1%Project Based Section 8 28 68.6%LIHTC 31 67.1%All Households 53 45.9%All Renters 37 66.8%Poor Households 30 73.1%

Share of Households with Children Near to School Ranked in Bottom

10th in State

NYU’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy 4

Key elements of AFFH in government housing programs

Site Selection

Affirmative Marketing

Tenant Selection

Equity

Basics of site selection

Racial segregation

Poverty concentration

Existing Subsidized housing patterns

Opportunity Mapping

Basics of affirmative marketing and tenant selection

Who is in the market?

↓Who is in the applicant pool?

↓Who is selected?

HUD Program areas

> HUD’s Strategic Plan

> HUD’s General NOFA

> The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

> The Choice Neighborhoods Program

> The Rental Assistance Demonstration

> The Moving to Work Demonstration

> The Sustainable Communities Initiative

> The HOME Program

> The Low Income Housing Tax Credit

For more information….

www.prrac.org/projects/civilrightshousing.php