NHLP Publishes Newsletters on Housing Rights and Needs of Survivors of Violence during Pandemic
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) published two newsletters (here and here) on addressing the housing rights and needs of survivors of violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first…
HUD Inspector General Releases Audit of Houston Hurricane Harvey Recovery Funding
The HUD Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released an audit report detailing issues in distributing HUD Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds in Houston as the city…
HUD Publishes Notice Allocating Recovery Funding for 2018 and 2019 Disasters
HUD allocated over $85 million in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds and over $186 million in Community Development Block Grant-Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funds on January…
Coronavirus Updates – January 18, 2022
National Updates Biden Administration The Biden administration announced on January 7 a state-by-state breakdown of funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – January 18, 2022
Take action! To ensure more efficient and equitable disaster recovery, Congress should pass the “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act” (S.2471/H.R. 4707). The bill would permanently authorize the CDBG-DR…
More than 80% of Reallocated ERA Funds Remained in Same States during First Reallocation Round
The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released new data about Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) grantees that voluntarily reallocated their funds or had their funds recaptured and the programs…
Representatives Waters, Cleaver, Torres, Ocasio-Cortez, and Dean Submit Letters Demanding Answers on Tragic Housing Fire Deaths
House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) and members of the committee, including Representatives Emmanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Richie Torres (D-NY), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)…
Poll Shows Public Wants Housing Investments in Build Back Better Act
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign released a national opinion poll that shows the public supports affordable housing investments in the “Build Back Better Act” by…
Evictions Associated with Lower Voter Turnout
A new article in the journal Politics & Society, “Eviction and Voter Turnout: The Political Consequences of Housing Instability,” examines the impact of evictions on voter turnout in the 2016…
Majority of Reallocated ERA1 Funds Remained in Same States rather than Moving to Different States
Sources: U.S. Department of the Treasury, ERA1 Voluntary Reallocation Voluntary Reallocation to Designated Entities; U.S. Department of the Treasury, ERA 1 Round 1 Reallocation
New Jersey Landlord to Pay $4.5 Million to Tenants He Sexually Exploited
A New Jersey landlord accused of coercing more than 20 tenants into sexual acts in exchange for housing has reached a landmark $4.5 million settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ). Joseph…