Senator Wyden and Representative Smith Release Tax Bill, Hold Markup While Excluding Key LIHTC Reforms – Take Action!
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, and Representative Jason Smith (R-MO), chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, released…
Representatives Hoyle and Carbajal Introduce “DASH Act”; NLIHC Continues to Oppose Wasteful MIHTC Proposal
Representatives Val Hoyle (D-OR) and Salud Carbajal (D-CA) introduced the “Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for All (DASH) Act” (H.R.6970) in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 11. The bill…
Recap of 1/16 National HoUSed Campaign Call
NLIHC hosted a national HoUSed campaign call on January 16. We were joined by Jesse Rabinowitz, campaign and communications director at the National Homelessness Law Center, who provided a special…
NLIHC Prepares Sample Comment Letter for Responding to HUD’s Proposed 30-Day Notice Rule
NLIHC has prepared a sample comment letter for use by tenant leaders and other advocates to reply to HUD’s proposed rule that would require a public housing agency (PHA) or owner of a property…
HUD Notice Provides Policy Guidance for Addressing Radon in Environmental Reviews
HUD issued Notice CPD-23-103 on January 11, clarifying its policy regarding addressing radon in the environmental review process pertaining to most HUD-assisted projects. The Notice states that radon…
CFPB Issues Advisory Opinions to Increase Background Screening Transparency for Tenants
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued two advisory opinions on January 11. The first opinion clarifies provisions of the “Fair Credit Reporting Act” (FCRA) related to consumer file…
NRDC Releases Brief on Connections between Housing Justice, Health Equity, and Building Decarbonization
Opportunity Start at Home (OSAH) campaign steering committee member Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released an issue brief in collaboration with other environmental groups exploring how…
Register for NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2024, March 19-21!
Register today for NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2024: An Unwavering Path Forward to Housing Justice! The 2024 Forum will feature conversations with administrative officials and key leaders in…
Reserve Your Hotel Room for Housing Policy Forum 2024 Today!
NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2024 will take place from March 19-21 at the Hilton Washington DC Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. Forum attendees booking their room at the Hilton Capitol Hill Hotel…
Crime-Free Housing Policies in California Associated with Significant Increases in Executed Evictions
A new report from the RAND Corporation, “An Evaluation of Crime-Free Housing Policies,” indicates that crime-free housing policies (CFHPs) adopted by municipalities in California may not reduce crime…
Santa Barbara City Council Passes Tenant Protections Ordinance, Leaves Out Rent Stabilization
The City of Santa Barbara, California, passed several new protections for renters on January 9. The tenant protections package enacted by the city seeks not only to rectify longstanding power…