President Signs Coronavirus Package with Funding for Homelessness and Housing
Congress passed and President Trump signed into law a $2 trillion direct spending bill to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. The bill passed out of the Senate the evening of March 25 on a unanimous…
March 30, 2020House Democrats, Members of Congress Introduce COVID-19 Response Bills
Prior to their passage of the COVID-19 response legislation negotiated in the Senate, Democrats in the House of Representatives and other members of Congress introduced their own bills to address the…
March 30, 2020Senators Urged Leaders to Include Assistance for People Experiencing Homelessness in COVID-19 Stimulus Package
As Congress and the White House negotiated a COVID-19 stimulus package, a number of Democratic members of the Senate urged Senate leaders and the administration to ensure that people experiencing…
March 30, 2020Bipartisan Coalition of Mayors Sent Letter Urging Congressional Leaders to Include Funding for Low-Income Renters and People Experiencing Homelessness in COVID-19 Response Bill
A bipartisan coalition of mayors and city officials across the country sent a letter on March 23 urging Congressional leaders to include funding to assist low-income households and people…
March 30, 2020President Trump Declares Major Disasters in 24 States and Territories as COVID-19 Cases Spike
President Donald Trump has declared Major Disaster Declarations in 21 states and territories, allowing FEMA to ramp up its assistance to state governments as COVID-19 continues to spread across the…
March 30, 2020FHFA Offers Owners of Multifamily Properties Mortgage Forbearance if They Agree to Suspend Evictions
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the federal agency overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announced on March 23 that owners of multifamily properties with mortgages backed by Fannie Mae or…
March 30, 2020NLIHC, NHLP, and NAHT Send Letter to Top HUD Officials Urging Income Recertification Policy Action
NLIHC, the National Alliance of HUD Tenants (NAHT), and the National Housing Law Project (NHLP) sent a letter to HUD urging the agency to take immediate action to mandate and streamline interim…
March 30, 2020Second Update of Coronavirus FAQs from HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), which oversees contracts with private owners of HUD-assisted properties, made more updates to its “Questions and Answers for Office of…
March 30, 2020USDA and VA Issue Guidance on Foreclosures and Evictions
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on March 20 that it would be suspending foreclosures on borrowers with USDA Single-Family Housing Direct (SFHD) loans and on evictions of…
March 30, 2020NLIHC, NHLP, and HAC Send Letter to USDA RHS Administrator Urging Income Recertification Policy Action
NLIHC, the Housing Assistance Council (HAC), and the National Housing Law Project (NHLP) sent a letter to USDA Rural Housing Service (RHS) Administrator Bruce Lammers to take immediate action to…
March 30, 2020CDC Advises Against Clearing Homeless Encampments if Alternate Housing Is Not Available During Coronavirus Outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidance on March 22 advising municipalities not to clear homeless encampments during the coronavirus outbreak unless individual housing…
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