NLIHC Signs Letter Urging HUD Programs to Address Radon Contamination
NLIHC signed on to a letter urging HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge to expedite a HUD-wide policy to ensure that all HUD housing programs test for and mitigate radon contamination. Radon is a colorless,…
HUD Multifamily Posts FAQs on COVID-19 Supplemental Payments
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Programs (Multifamily) posted “Frequently Asked Questions: COVID-19 Supplemental Payments, Housing Notice H 2021-05” addressing 20 questions arising from Notice 2021-05 (…
HUD Provides Language for PHAs and PBRA Owners to Inform Tenants of Eviction Notices
HUD issued joint Notice PIH 2021-29/H 2021-06 providing supplemental guidance to implement the requirements of the interim final rule titled “Extension of Time and Required Disclosures for…
NLIHC Participates in House Committee Roundtable on Food Insecurity
House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern (D-MA) held a roundtable on October 13 to examine family budgets and food insecurity in America. This event was the tenth in a series on food insecurity,…
Campaign Partner Community Catalyst Releases Article on How Ending the CDC Eviction Moratorium Impacts Health Outcomes
Community Catalyst released an article on October 12 about how ending the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eviction moratorium has negative impacts on health outcomes. The article…
Study Examines Impact of HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration on Tenants
An article in Cityscape, “Impact of Rental Assistance Demonstration Program Conversions on Public Housing Tenants,” examines short-term tenant outcomes in HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)…
Rental Assistance Demonstration Could Constrain Future Tax Credits
An article in Cityscape examines the role of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) in the conversion of public housing to project-based Section 8 in HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)…
Nearly Three-Quarters of State Emergency Rental Assistance Grantees at Risk of Recapture and Reallocation of Funds
Note: Share of Funds Distributed to Renter Households refers to funding a grantee has expended for financial assistance divided by 90% of the grantee's total allocation to account for…
Connecticut Extends Emergency Declarations to Continue Protecting Renters from Eviction
The Connecticut legislature voted at the end of September to extend Governor Ned Lamont’s pandemic-related emergency powers through February 15, 2022. The governor’s emergency declarations, including…
NLIHC Launches New Podcast
NLIHC is releasing a new podcast, “The Home Front,” which focuses on housing policy priorities, advocacy by NLIHC and our partners, and other critical topics. Episode one, “Behind the Advocacy,”…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of October 10
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of October 10: “When bad weather and bad landlords collide,” The New Republic, October 11 at: https://bit.ly/…