Recording of October 24 National HoUSed Campaign Call Now Available
On NLIHC’s most recent (October 24) national call for the “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing” campaign, NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel welcomed members back after a brief hiatus,…
NLIHC Releases Fact Sheet on LIHTC Reforms and New Call-to-Action Tool
NLIHC has released a new fact sheet explaining the need for targeted reforms to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program and a call-to-action tool to help advocates ask their members of…
Nearly $3.7 Billion in ERA1 and ERA2 Funds Reallocated, with Majority of Funds Remaining within Same States
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) recently released additional data on voluntary reallocations from the third round of Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA1) funds; ERA1 reallocation from…
HUD to Hold “Get Ready for NSPIRE” Sessions
HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) announced 14 “Get Ready” sessions regarding National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE). NSPIRE is a new approach to defining and…
Join Today’s (Monday, 10/31) Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar on GOTV Efforts, Election Protection, and Post-Disaster Ballot Access
The Our Homes, Our Votes: 2022 webinar series features experts with frontline election experience to walk through every step of voter and candidate engagement activities and support housing…
New Research Finds 104,000 NYC Public School Students Were Homeless Last Year
A New York Times article explores new data on homelessness among New York City public school students. The data reveal that 104,000 students in NYC experienced homelessness during the last school…
Research Demonstrates Importance of Holding Tenant-Landlord Mediation Prior to Eviction Litigation
A new study from the Hawai‘i Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, “Eviction Prevention through Hawai‘i’s Tenant-Landlord Mediation Program,” compares tenant outcomes across three tenant-landlord…
Potential Harm of Rent Reporting Outlined in National Consumer Law Center Paper
The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) issued a short paper, “Even the Catch-22s Come with Catch-22s: Potential Harms and Drawbacks of Rent Reporting,” detailing how rent reporting can carry…
Urban Institute and The Kelsey Release Report Highlighting Barriers to Housing Access Faced by People with Disabilities
Urban Institute and The Kelsey released a new report on October 21 highlighting the barriers to housing access faced by people with disabilities. The report, People with Disabilities Living in the US…
Greater Share of Renters Were Behind on Rent and Experiencing Deeper Rental Arrears in 2021 Compared to 2017
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2021 American Housing Survey,” https://bit.ly/3rQ1QGZ Note: The survey asks respondents, “For how many of the last 3 months [were you] unable to pay all or part of the…
Evanston, Illinois, Adds Protections to New Fair Housing Ordinance
Evanston, Illinois, has expanded the protections the city offers tenants by amending its “Fair Housing Ordinance,” which was adopted with unanimous support by the Evanston City Council on September…