Utility Payment History Identified as Possible Predictor of First-Time Homelessness
An article published in Plos One by researchers from the Spokane Predictive Analytics Group evaluates the efficacy of using utility billing data to predict first-time homelessness. Previous efforts…
Anti-Displacement Ordinance Introduced in Louisville by Tenant Advocates
Tenant leaders and advocates in Louisville, Kentucky, introduced the “Anti-Displacement Fair Housing Ordinance,” also known as the “Historically Black Neighborhoods Ordinance” (HBNO), in August 2023…
Programs with Project-Based Rental Assistance Tent to Provide Assistance for a Longer Period Than Tenant-Based Programs
Source: Abdelhadi, S. and Aurand, A. (2023). State and Local Investments in Rental Housing: A Summary of Findings from the 2023 Rental Housing Programs Database. National Low Income Housing…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of October 22
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of October 22: “The Hourly Income You Need To Afford Rent Around The U.S.” HuffPost, October 15 at: https://…
NLIHC Seeks Housing Campaign Coordinator
NLIHC seeks a housing campaign coordinator to join our Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign. The housing campaign coordinator will work closely with the OSAH campaign director to build and…
Where to Find Us – October 30
Housing Is a Human Right Orange County General Meeting: Housing First – Virtual, October 30 (Courtney Cooperman) Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing – Los Angeles, CA, November 1…
NLIHC to Testify at Congressional Hearing on Competition and Consumer Rights in the Housing Market
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel will testify at a U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Committee Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights hearing, “Examining Competition and…
CFPB and FTC Order Credit Reporting Agency to Pay $23 Million for Illegal Rental and Credit Reporting Practices
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on October 12 that they are ordering a rental screening subsidiary of the consumer credit reporting agency…
Senate Prepares to Vote on THUD Spending Bill While House Struggles to Elect Speaker – Take Action!
The U.S. Senate is slated to vote on its draft fiscal year (FY) 2024 spending bill for Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) and several amendments as soon as this week. Despite…
Join Today’s (10/23) National HoUSed Campaign Call for Universal, Stable, Affordable Homes!
Join today’s (October 23) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30 to 4 pm ET. We will share the latest updates on fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations and potential action in the U.S. Senate on an…
Register for Next Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar: Organizing to Win Affordable Homes at the Ballot Box
Join NLIHC’s nonpartisan Our Homes, Our Votes campaign for the second installment of a two-part webinar series on ballot measures as a pathway towards housing justice. The second webinar, “Housing Is…