Representatives Gomez and Jayapal Join 26 Members of Congress in Letter to President Urging Immediate Release of “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” Rule
Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), and Representative Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), chair of the Congressional Renters Caucus, sent a letter to…
Senate Banking Committee Holds Hearing on Rental Junk Fees
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing, “Consumer Protection: Examining Fees in Financial Services and Rental Housing,” on May 9. Witnesses included Adam Rust…
Register for Upcoming (5/20) Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar: “Voter Registration 101”
The Our Homes, Our Votes: 2024 webinar series provides resources, guidance, and inspiration for organizations and individuals seeking to launch or strengthen their own nonpartisan voter and candidate…
Our Homes, Our Votes Updates – Week of May 13, 2024
The Our Homes, Our Votes campaign is NLIHC’s nonpartisan initiative to boost voter turnout among low-income renters and elevate housing as an election issue. This biweekly section of Memo provides…
Join 5/22 OSAH Webinar Exploring Connections between Early Childhood Development, Health, Education, and Affordable Housing
The Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign and partners ZERO TO THREE, Children’s HealthWatch, and SchoolHouse Connection invite advocates nationwide to register for a webinar exploring the…
Housing Speculation in NYC Occurs Mostly in Communities of Color and Is Associated with Increased Maintenance Violations and Evictions
A study recently published in Cityscape, “Housing Speculation, Affordable Investments, and Tenant Outcomes in New York City,” examines the association between housing speculation and tenant outcomes…
Colorado Passes “Just Cause” Protections for Tenants, Requires Landlords to Provide Tenants with Reason for Eviction
Last month, lawmakers in Colorado passed “HB24-1098,” a new tenant protection law aimed at shielding renters from arbitrary and retaliatory eviction filings. By cracking down on discriminatory…
Speculative Mortgage Refinancing Practices among NYC Multifamily Rental Properties Associated with More Maintenance Code Violations
Source: Greenberg, D. M., et al. (2024). Housing Speculation, Affordable Investments, and Tenant Outcomes in New York City. Cityscape. Available at: https://bit.ly/4aadqAz Note: Properties…
NLIHC Seeks Policy Coordinator/Analyst
NLIHC seeks a policy coordinator or policy analyst with a portfolio focusing on federal legislative policy and regulatory action related to the Coalition’s mission and priorities. The policy…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of May 5
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of May 5: “Easing the housing squeeze on low-income renters” Route Fifty, May 7, at https://tinyurl.com/…
Now Open: Application for 2024-2025 Collective Cohort!
NLIHC is currently recruiting members of its next Collective cohort! The Collective is a group of tenant advocates and community leaders with lived experience of housing insecurity who work towards…