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…
More Than One in Five Children under 17 Would Benefit from Expansion of Child Tax Credit during First Year
Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities analysis of 2015 IRS Statistics of Income Public Use File for national total, allocated by state and race or ethnicity based on CBPP analysis of the…
NLIHC Seeks Research Analyst
NLIHC seeks a research analyst to further the coalition’s research on the housing needs of low-income renters and policy responses. The analyst will work with other members of the NLIHC research team…
NLIHC Seeks Data Systems Coordinator
NLIHC seeks a data systems coordinator to ensure effective and efficient organization-wide use of Salesforce, related data, and integrated platforms to support the organization’s fundraising,…