Disaster Recovery

Memo: POV – Remembering Shauna Sorrells, housing hearings and briefings, THUD appropriations, and more

In a lawsuit filed in federal court, Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) member Texas RioGrande Legal Aid and three low-income renters of color allege that the decision by HUD and the Texas…

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development held a hearing on October 17 to address ongoing concerns with HUD’s refusal to provide Community Development…

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management will hold a hearing, “An Assessment of Federal Recovery Efforts from…

The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 10/14…

Memo: Courts Block New Public Charge Rule, Upcoming Housing Hearings and More

Memo: Sign-on Deadline, Tweetstorm, New Housing Bills and More

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced “Disaster Assistance Simplification Act” on September 26. The legislation addresses existing issues between HUD’s disaster assistance programs and the Small…

The Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) – an NLIHC-led coalition of over 800 organizations collaborating to ensure equitable disaster housing recovery, especially for the lowest-income people…

Memo: Stopgap Spending Bill, CA Delegation Letter to Trump, Advocates’ Letters on HTF and CMF, and More

Two tropical storms crossed over parts of the United States this past week. Remains of Tropical Storm Imelda hit Southeast Texas, dumping large amounts of rain on the region and claiming five lives.…

The following is a review of disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 9/16).…