DHS Office of Inspector General Releases Report on FEMA’s Hurricane Maria Sheltering Program
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report on February 4 detailing the need for FEMA to learn from its attempts to implement the…
Coronavirus Updates – February 22, 2022
Reporting The Associated Press has reported that a growing number of landlords are accepting federal emergency rental assistance (ERA) to cover back rent while still moving to evict tenants. The…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – February 22, 2022
FEMA NLIHC is circulating a sign-on letter to congressional leadership in support of the “Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act” (H.R. 3037). If enacted, this legislation would codify and expand…
Coronavirus Updates – February 14, 2022
State and Local News Arizona For the first time since February 2020, more than 5,000 evictions were filed in January in Maricopa County. Eviction filings have slowly increased since the federal…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – February 14, 2022
FEMA FEMA has updated its “shelter locator” texting feature. The feature allows users to retrieve a list of nearby shelter locations by texting “shelter” and their ZIP code to 43362. The feature is…
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Approves NLIHC-Supported Bill Establishing Office of Civil Rights, Equity, and Inclusion at FEMA
The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) held a business meeting on February 2 and approved the “Achieving Equity in Disaster Response, Recovery, and Resilience…
HUD Releases Notice Detailing Process for Long-Term 2020 Disaster Recovery Funds
HUD published a notice, “Allocations and Implementation of Consolidated Waivers and Alternative Requirements,” in the Federal Register on February 3. The notice details program requirements for…
Coronavirus Updates – February 7, 2022
White House The White House and the U.S. Department of Justice announced on January 29 that 99 law schools responded to the attorney general’s Call to Action to the Legal Profession issued on August…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – February 7, 2022
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) FEMA is seeking qualified individuals to serve on the agency’s National Advisory Council. The Council comprises a geographically diverse and substantive…
NLIHC, National Association of Counties, Enterprise Community Partners, & Other Advocates Send Letter Urging Congressional Leaders to Pass “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act”
NLIHC, the National Association of Counties, Enterprise Community Partners, and other advocates sent a letter to congressional leaders on January 25 urging them to include the “Reforming Disaster…
NLIHC Updates Database of Multifamily and Affordable Housing Properties Covered by CARES Act 30-Day Eviction Notice Requirement
NLIHC has updated its database of multifamily and affordable housing properties covered by the “CARES Act.” The Act included a permanent requirement that landlords of federally supported rental…