Disaster Housing Recovery Update – July 17, 2023
Representative Al Green (D-TX) attempted to insert an amendment passing the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition-supported “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act” into the fiscal year (FY) 2024 “National…
HUD Publishes Final NSPIRE Scoring Notice
HUD published a final physical inspection Scoring notice in the Federal Register on July 7, one of three documents supplementing the final rule implementing the new National Standards for Physical…
HUD PIH Creates Small Area FMR Website Featuring SAFMR Dashboard
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) has created a Small Area Fair Market Rent (SAFMR or Small Area FMR) website. The highlight of the new Small Area FMR website is an SAFMR dashboard…
National Conference on Housing Mobility to Feature Raj Chetty as Keynote Speaker
The ninth National Housing Mobility Conference will take place on September 20 in Washington, D.C., and feature Harvard University economist and author Raj Chetty as keynote speaker. More information…
Register Now to Attend Second Session of ERASE Summer Webinar Series Highlighting 2022-2023 ERASE Cohort Member Successes!
NLIHC’s End Rental Arrears to Stop Evictions (ERASE) project will host the second session of its three-part summer webinar series highlighting the achievements of 2022-2023 ERASE cohort members. The…
Vermont Legislature Approves Significant New Funding for Housing, Prevents Imminent Evictions by Extending Hotel Sheltering Program
The Vermont state legislature approved a budget for fiscal year (FY) 2024 on June 20 in a special veto session during which it overrode a veto by the state’s governor, Phil Scott. The new budget…
Join Today’s (July 17) “Tenant Talk Live” Webinar on Strengthening the Future of Public Housing
Are you a tenant with fresh ideas about how to bolster public housing? Join “Tenant Talk Live” today (Monday, July 17) at 6 pm ET for an opportunity to share your perspectives with HUD staff. HUD is…
State University of New York System Designates Staff to Assist Students without Homes
In an effort to address homelessness among students, the State University of New York (SUNY) System will designate a staff member on every campus to assist students experiencing homelessness.…
Study Finds No Link between Exploitative Management and Profit in Low-End Small Rental Properties
A new study published in Housing Policy Debate, “The Prevalence, Profitability, and Risks of Milking among Low-End Small Rental Properties,” finds that small rental properties (SRPs) in high-poverty…
Many of the Largest Occupations Do Not Pay Enough to Afford Rent
Source: NLIHC calculation of weighted-average HUD Fair Market Rent. Occupational wages from May 2022 BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, adjusted to 2023 dollars.
Sign Up Now to Receive Free Copy of Upcoming Edition of Tenant Talk!
In just a few weeks, NLIHC will release a new edition of Tenant Talk, our biannual newsletter engaging tenants, residents, and other low-income people in housing advocacy. The upcoming edition,…