DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 888

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Section 888
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Open Cmtys. Alliance v. Carson, 286 F. Supp. 3d 148 (2017)
Effective Date
2017-12-23
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https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/7328080/open-cmtys-alliance-v-carson/ ↗

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The Rule's implementation would enable Ms. Carter to move her family from Hartford to Simsbury; the Rule's suspension deprives her of the Rule's benefits. If the Rule goes into effect, the FMR for a four-bedroom unit in much of Simsbury will be $1,940 per month for Fiscal Year 2018. See Pls.' Decl., Ex. F, 2018 Hartford SAFMRs *175at 2, ECF No. 16-6.16 Should the Rule's implementation remain delayed, however, the FMR for a four-bedroom dwelling in Simsbury will be $1,620 per month, see Pls.' Decl., Ex. E, 2018 Hartford FMRs at 5, ECF No. 16-5-an amount that Ms. Carter's experience shows to be insufficient to find an appropriate in Simsbury. Carter Decl. ¶ 7. The fact that Ms. Carter's PHA may implement SAFMRs voluntarily, see Suspension Mem. at 3; Letter to PHAs at 3, does not prevent Ms. Carter from showing irreparable harm. For the reasons explained above, SAFMRs fail to assist voucher holders to relocate to high-opportunity areas unless all or substantially all PHAs within a metropolitan area implement SAFMRs, meaning that a single PHA, such as Ms. Carter's, likely will not implement SAFMRs voluntarily. Further, HUD's counsel conceded at oral argument that no Rule-affected PHA has come forward to opt into the Rule voluntarily, Hr'g Tr. at 18-19, which likewise illustrates the unlikeliness that Ms. Carter's PHA will implement SAFMRs voluntarily.