Federal Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order in Class Action Lawsuit Against HUD for Withholding Fair Housing Funds
By San Kwon, NLIHC Policy Intern On July 29, U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan granted a temporary restraining order requiring HUD to release and distribute federal fair housing…
Domestic Violence, Housing, and Youth Organizations Win Temporary Restraining Order on Funding Restrictions on Federal Grants
By Kayla Blackwell, NLIHC Housing Policy Analyst and Kayla Springer, NLIHC Policy Intern A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order on the Trump Administration’s restrictions on…
Congress Leaves D.C. for August Recess—Take Action in Your District!
By Kim Johnson, NLIHC Senior Director of Policy Members of the House and Senate left their offices on Capitol Hill to return to their home states and districts until September 2, a…
Representative Neguse Introduced Legislation to Close LIHTC Qualified Contract Loophole
By Libby O’Neill, NLIHC Senior Policy Analyst Representative Joe Neguse (D-CO) reintroduced the “Save Affordable Housing Act” (H.R. 4572) on July 21, which would help preserve housing…
Senator Booker (D-NJ), Reps. McIver (D-NJ), Lee (D-PA) Introduce “Eviction Right to Counsel Act”
By Kayla Blackwell, NLIHC Housing Policy Analyst and Kayla Springer, NLIHC Policy Intern Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representatives Summer Lee (D-PA) and LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)…
NLIHC Publishes Analysis of Bipartisan “ROAD to Housing Act”
By Libby O’Neill, NLIHC Senior Policy Analyst The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs unanimously passed the bipartisan “Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of July 21
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of July 21: “3 charts that show why renters struggle to become homeowners,” HousingWire, July 18, at: https…
More Than Half of Wage Earners Earn Less Than the One-Bedroom Housing Wage
Source: NLIHC Out of Reach 2025 Note: Housing wages based on HUD Fair Market Rents. The hourly wages by percentile are drawn from the Economic Policy Institute…
Housing Advocates Celebrate Successes from the Maine State Legislative Session
By Ramón Kodi Suzuki López, NLIHC Field Strategy & Innovation Intern During Maine’s 132nd state legislative session, affordable housing advocates had notable success. The state’s first…
PHA Strategies for RAD Conversions Vary by Local Capacity and Geographic Region
By Katie Renzi, NLHC Research Intern A recent article published in Housing Policy Debate titled “A Spectrum of Preservation to Privatization? Public Housing Authorities’ Adoption of the Rental…
Opportunity Starts at Home Campaign Releases New Podcast Episode on the Impact of Eviction Threats on Parenting College Students
By Julie Walker, NLIHC National Campaign Coordinator The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign released a new podcast episode, “The Adverse Impact of Eviction Threats on Parenting College Students…