By Lindsay Duvall, NLIHC When they see the blue shirts walking into the Capitol, they know we’re there for business,” reflects Maria Hernandez, a Residents United Network (RUN) steering committee…
By Geraldine Collins As NLIHC celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2024, the National Alliance of HUD Tenants (NAHT) is celebrating the close partnership it has had with NLIHC since its inception.…
NLIHC is currently seeking members for the 2024-2025 Collective. This group consists of tenant leaders who gather regularly to discuss shared concerns, plot advocacy strategies, and ensure that…
Larry Gross Reflects on Five Decades of Tenant Organizing in Los Angeles By Courtney Cooperman, NLIHC This article is adapted from an interview with Larry Gross, executive director of the…
By Sid Betancourt, NLIHC This article was adapted from an interview with John Atlas, a leader in the tenant organizing movement during the 1970s and ‘80s and the co-founder of Shelterforce, a…
By Evan Martinez, Formerly of NLIHC NLIHC celebrates our 50th anniversary this year, and from the very beginning, our efforts to ensure affordable and accessible housing for people with the…
Dear Readers, We are thrilled to introduce this new issue of Tenant Talk on behalf of NLIHC’s board and staff. For decades, tenant organizers in this country have fiercely advocated to secure rights…
Representatives Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) and Nikema Williams (D-GA) introduced the “Heirs Empowerment and Inheritance Rights (HEIR) Act” and the “Heirs’ Estate Inheritance Resolution and Succession (…
NLIHC has released the spring 2024 issue of Tenant Talk, our semiannual newsletter designed to engage residents in housing advocacy. The new issue, Tenant Talk: The Resilient Work of Tenants,…
Source: NLIHC, 2024 Note: A household has “severe cost burden” when it spends more than 50% of its income on rent and utilities.
Memo: Join This Week’s National Week of Action Opposing the Criminalization of Homelessness; NLIHC Launches State and Local Innovation Project; and More!
Lawmakers in Idaho passed in March a set of new renter protections to support tenants with a history of eviction by creating a pathway to safe, stable, and affordable housing free from unjust and…