19.2 Million Working-Age Renter Households Are Housing Cost-Burdened According to Residual-Income Measure
A journal article published in Housing Policy Debate, “‘The Rent Eats First’: Rental Housing Unaffordability in the United States,” examines renter cost-burdens using a residual-income approach,…
Six in Ten Households Experiencing Residual-Income Housing Cost Burdens Make Less than $30,000 Annually
Source: Airgood-Obrycki et al., “‘The Rent Eats First’: Rental Housing Unaffordability in the United States,” Housing Policy Debate (2022). Note: Residual-income housing cost burden occurs when…
Report Shows New York City’s Tenant Movement Stronger Four Years After Winning the Right to Counsel
The Right to Counsel NYC Coalition (RTCNYC) and TakeRoot Justice released a new report, Organizing is Different Now: How the Right to Counsel Strengthens the Tenant Movement in New York City, showing…
Today’s “Tenant Talk Live” Webinar for Renters and Resident Leaders Will Focus on Coalition Building for Housing Justice – Register Now!
NLIHC will host “Tenant Talk Live”– a webinar with and for renter and resident leaders – today, April 4, at 6 pm ET (5 pm CT, 4 pm MT, and 3 pm PT). During the session, we will hear from advocates…
NLIHC Releases Spanish Edition of Tenant Talk: La Ayuda de Emergencia para el Alquiler desde Todos los Ángulos
A Spanish-language edition of the Winter 2022 issue of Tenant Talk – a semi-annual newsletter created by NLIHC to engage renters and residents in housing advocacy – is now available online! Each…
NLIHC Seeks Chief Operating Officer
NLIHC Seeks Chief Operating Officer NLIHC seeks a chief operating officer to oversee the day-to-day operational functioning of NLIHC and ensure that the financial, administrative, resource…
NLIHC Seeks Manager/Director of Field Organizing
NLIHC seeks a manager/director of field organizing who will oversee the implementation of all field outreach, organizing, and advocate-mobilization efforts in support of the NLIHC mission, goals, and…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of March 27
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of March 27: “WNC Closes $191.7 Million Institutional LIHTC Fund to Build and Rehabilitate 1,873 Affordable…
NLIHC Welcomes New Members in First Quarter of 2022
NLIHC welcomes the following individuals and organizations who joined the Coalition as members during the first quarter of 2022! To learn more about NLIHC membership, visit nlihc.org/membership. New…
Where to Find Us – April 4
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Housing California’s 2022 Conference, “A Roadmap To A Better California…
Recap of NLIHC’s 2022 Virtual Housing Policy Forum Featuring Congressional Leaders, HUD Secretary Fudge, Policy Experts, Successful Organizers, and Others
Advocates from around the country attended this year’s NLIHC Virtual Housing Policy Forum, which featured conversations with and presentations by key leaders in Congress and the Biden administration…