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…
NLIHC Seeks ERASE Project Coordinator
NLIHC seeks a project coordinator for its ERASE (End Rental Arrears to Stop Evictions) project. The ERASE project coordinator will work with the senior director and ERASE team to support the…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of October 23
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of October 23: “First look: Federal program tackles post-Ian homelessness” Axios, October 24 at: https://bit.…
Where to Find Us – October 31
NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Housing for All Reception – Washington, DC, November 2 (Kim Johnson) California Rural Housing Coalition Summit:…
DHRC Sends Letter to FEMA Regarding Barriers to Assistance in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell expressing concern over the recent rise in the number of applications for Hurricane Fiona assistance in Puerto…