New research from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) finds that emergency rental assistance (ERA) provides short-term benefits beyond housing stability for recipients,…
Source: Airgood-Obrycki, W. (2022.) The Short-Term Benefits of Emergency Rental Assistance. Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. https://tinyurl.com/44vxudny
HUD issued a memo on June 10 outlining the ways criminal background screenings may violate the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The memo provides tips for conducting FHA investigations related to background…
The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign sent a letter to Congress on July 13 urging robust investments in housing vouchers, public housing, and the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) in any future…
A new paper published in Sociological Spectrum, “Renting Under Racial Capitalism: Residential Segregation and Rent Exploitation in the United States,” examines the relationship between rent…
A new study published in Housing Policy Debate, “Hotels as Noncongregate Emergency Shelters: An Analysis of Investments in Hotels as Emergency Shelter in King County, Washington During the COVID-19…
Like other cities in the U.S., Albuquerque is experiencing a worsening housing crisis. To address the crisis, the City Council of Albuquerque voted 5 to 4 on June 6 to pass legislation (Ordinance O-…
NLIHC is accepting applications for internship positions for the fall 2022 semester. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about racial and…
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of June 12:
“Housing Crisis Falls to States as Federal Aid for Rent Dries Up” Bloomberg Law News, June 14 at:…
NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months:
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, “The State of the Nation’s Housing 2022” Publication Release Event – Virtual,…
Thirty-one states and 66 localities around the country have passed or implemented more than 150 new laws and policies since January 2021 to protect tenants from eviction and keep them stably housed.…
NLIHC and other housing advocates submitted a public comment letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on June 3 with recommendations on ways to improve “right of first refusal” regulations for…